#989599

Color #989599

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.61 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#989599

RGB

rgb(152, 149, 153)

HSL

hsl(285, 1.9%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 2.6%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.7%, 2.6%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(62.06, 1.86, -1.71)

LCH

lch(62.06, 2.53, 317.41)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.0067, 318.01)

HWB

hwb(285, 58.4%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#969995

Analogous

#969599

#989599

#999598

Triadic

#989599

#999895

#959998

Split-complementary

#989599

#989995

#959996

Tetradic

#989599

#999596

#969995

#959998

Square

#989599

#999695

#969995

#959899

Shades

Color #989599 mixed toward black.

#7f7b80

#666367

#4c4a4d

#333133

#19191a

Tints

Color #989599 mixed toward white.

#a9a7aa

#bab8bb

#cbcacc

#dddcdd

#eeedee

Tones

Color #989599 mixed toward gray.

#989599

#989698

#979698

#979797

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979798 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#979798 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#989797 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #989599;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#989599]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#989599 (#989599) is rgb(152, 149, 153) in RGB.

No, #989599 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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