#9b8299

Color #9b8299

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8299

RGB

rgb(155, 130, 153)

HSL

hsl(304.8, 11.1%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.8, 16.1%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 1.3%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(57.3, 13.73, -8.72)

LCH

lch(57.3, 16.27, 327.58)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.0447, 328.62)

HWB

hwb(304.8, 51%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#829b84

Analogous

#91829b

#9b8299

#9b828d

Triadic

#9b8299

#999b82

#82999b

Split-complementary

#9b8299

#8d9b82

#829b91

Tetradic

#9b8299

#9b8482

#829b84

#82999b

Square

#9b8299

#9b9182

#829b84

#828d9b

Shades

Color #9b8299 mixed toward black.

#846a82

#6a5468

#4f3f4e

#352a34

#1a151a

Tints

Color #9b8299 mixed toward white.

#ac97aa

#bcacbb

#cdc1cc

#ded5dd

#eeeaee

Tones

Color #9b8299 mixed toward gray.

#998497

#978696

#958894

#938a92

#918c90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919194 · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#929493 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#9a908f · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8299;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8299]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#9b8299 (#9b8299) is rgb(155, 130, 153) in RGB.

No, #9b8299 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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