#9c94a6

Color #9c94a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9c94a6

RGB

rgb(156, 148, 166)

HSL

hsl(266.7, 9.2%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.7, 10.8%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 10.8%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(62.51, 6.45, -8.37)

LCH

lch(62.51, 10.57, 307.62)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0276, 305.71)

HWB

hwb(266.7, 58%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea694

Analogous

#9495a6

#9c94a6

#a594a6

Triadic

#9c94a6

#a69c94

#94a69c

Split-complementary

#9c94a6

#a6a594

#95a694

Tetradic

#9c94a6

#a6949e

#9ea694

#94a69c

Square

#9c94a6

#a69495

#9ea694

#94a6a5

Shades

Color #9c94a6 mixed toward black.

#82778e

#685f72

#4e4756

#343039

#1a181d

Tints

Color #9c94a6 mixed toward white.

#ada6b5

#bdb8c4

#cecad3

#dedbe1

#efedf0

Tones

Color #9c94a6 mixed toward gray.

#9c96a5

#9c97a3

#9d99a2

#9d9aa0

#9d9c9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999a2 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#999aa1 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#9c9f9e · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 9.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c94a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c94a6]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9c94a6 (#9c94a6) is rgb(156, 148, 166) in RGB.

No, #9c94a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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