#997d9c

Color #997d9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 18.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#997d9c

RGB

rgb(153, 125, 156)

HSL

hsl(294.2, 13.5%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294.2, 19.9%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 19.9%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(55.93, 16.49, -12.54)

LCH

lch(55.93, 20.72, 322.75)

OKLCH

oklch(62.6%, 0.0561, 323.11)

HWB

hwb(294.2, 49%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#809c7d

Analogous

#8a7d9c

#997d9c

#9c7d8f

Triadic

#997d9c

#9c997d

#7d9c99

Split-complementary

#997d9c

#8f9c7d

#7d9c8a

Tetradic

#997d9c

#9c7d80

#809c7d

#7d9c99

Square

#997d9c

#9c8a7d

#809c7d

#7d8f9c

Shades

Color #997d9c mixed toward black.

#826585

#68516a

#4e3d50

#342935

#1a141b

Tints

Color #997d9c mixed toward white.

#aa93ac

#bba8bd

#ccbecd

#ddd4de

#eee9ee

Tones

Color #997d9c mixed toward gray.

#978099

#958297

#938594

#918792

#8f8a8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8d95 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#8f9194 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#98908e · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 16.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #997d9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#997d9c]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#997d9c (#997d9c) is rgb(153, 125, 156) in RGB.

No, #997d9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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