#9b859b

Color #9b859b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9b859b

RGB

rgb(155, 133, 155)

HSL

hsl(300, 9.9%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 14.2%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(58.14, 12.4, -8.62)

LCH

lch(58.14, 15.1, 325.19)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.0412, 326.08)

HWB

hwb(300, 52.2%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#859b85

Analogous

#90859b

#9b859b

#9b8590

Triadic

#9b859b

#9b9b85

#859b9b

Split-complementary

#9b859b

#909b85

#859b90

Tetradic

#9b859b

#9b8585

#859b85

#859b9b

Square

#9b859b

#9b9085

#859b85

#85909b

Shades

Color #9b859b mixed toward black.

#846c84

#6a576a

#4f414f

#352b35

#1a161a

Tints

Color #9b859b mixed toward white.

#ac99ac

#bcaebc

#cdc2cd

#ded6de

#eeebee

Tones

Color #9b859b mixed toward gray.

#998799

#978997

#968b96

#948c94

#928e92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929296 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#939595 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#9a9291 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b859b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b859b]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#9b859b (#9b859b) is rgb(155, 133, 155) in RGB.

No, #9b859b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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