#9a97a0

Color #9a97a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.13 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9a97a0

RGB

rgb(154, 151, 160)

HSL

hsl(260, 4.5%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 5.6%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 5.6%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(62.96, 2.84, -4.32)

LCH

lch(62.96, 5.17, 303.32)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0135, 301.33)

HWB

hwb(260, 59.2%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da097

Analogous

#9799a0

#9a97a0

#9f97a0

Triadic

#9a97a0

#a09a97

#97a09a

Split-complementary

#9a97a0

#a09f97

#99a097

Tetradic

#9a97a0

#a0979d

#9da097

#97a09a

Square

#9a97a0

#a09799

#9da097

#97a09f

Shades

Color #9a97a0 mixed toward black.

#807c87

#66636c

#4d4a51

#333236

#1a191b

Tints

Color #9a97a0 mixed toward white.

#aba8b0

#bcbac0

#cdcbd0

#dddcdf

#eeeeef

Tones

Color #9a97a0 mixed toward gray.

#9a989f

#9b999f

#9b999e

#9b9a9d

#9b9b9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99999e · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#99999d · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#9a9c9c · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 5.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9a97a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a97a0]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#9a97a0 (#9a97a0) is rgb(154, 151, 160) in RGB.

No, #9a97a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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