#9b939e

Color #9b939e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.07 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9b939e

RGB

rgb(155, 147, 158)

HSL

hsl(283.6, 5.4%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.6, 7%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 7%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(61.92, 5.05, -4.73)

LCH

lch(61.92, 6.92, 316.87)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.0184, 316.76)

HWB

hwb(283.6, 57.6%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#969e93

Analogous

#95939e

#9b939e

#9e939c

Triadic

#9b939e

#9e9b93

#939e9b

Split-complementary

#9b939e

#9c9e93

#939e95

Tetradic

#9b939e

#9e9396

#969e93

#939e9b

Square

#9b939e

#9e9593

#969e93

#939c9e

Shades

Color #9b939e mixed toward black.

#827886

#68606b

#4e4850

#343036

#1a181b

Tints

Color #9b939e mixed toward white.

#aca5ae

#bcb7be

#cdc9cf

#dedbdf

#eeedef

Tones

Color #9b939e mixed toward gray.

#9b949d

#9a959c

#9a969b

#99979a

#999899

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98989b · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#98999b · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#9b9999 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b939e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b939e]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9b939e (#9b939e) is rgb(155, 147, 158) in RGB.

No, #9b939e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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