#9c95a4

Color #9c95a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9c95a4

RGB

rgb(156, 149, 164)

HSL

hsl(268, 7.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268, 9.1%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 9.1%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(62.71, 5.48, -6.93)

LCH

lch(62.71, 8.83, 308.34)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0231, 306.72)

HWB

hwb(268, 58.4%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da495

Analogous

#9596a4

#9c95a4

#a495a4

Triadic

#9c95a4

#a49c95

#95a49c

Split-complementary

#9c95a4

#a4a495

#96a495

Tetradic

#9c95a4

#a4959d

#9da495

#95a49c

Square

#9c95a4

#a49596

#9da495

#95a4a4

Shades

Color #9c95a4 mixed toward black.

#82798c

#686070

#4e4854

#343038

#1a181c

Tints

Color #9c95a4 mixed toward white.

#ada7b3

#bdb8c2

#cecad2

#dedce1

#efedf0

Tones

Color #9c95a4 mixed toward gray.

#9c96a3

#9c98a2

#9c99a0

#9c9a9f

#9c9b9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999a1 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#999aa0 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#9c9e9d · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 8.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c95a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c95a4]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9c95a4 (#9c95a4) is rgb(156, 149, 164) in RGB.

No, #9c95a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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