#9d8b9d

Color #9d8b9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.6 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9d8b9d

RGB

rgb(157, 139, 157)

HSL

hsl(300, 8.4%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 11.5%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(59.95, 10.09, -7.05)

LCH

lch(59.95, 12.31, 325.06)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.0336, 325.93)

HWB

hwb(300, 54.5%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b9d8b

Analogous

#948b9d

#9d8b9d

#9d8b94

Triadic

#9d8b9d

#9d9d8b

#8b9d9d

Split-complementary

#9d8b9d

#949d8b

#8b9d94

Tetradic

#9d8b9d

#9d8b8b

#8b9d8b

#8b9d9d

Square

#9d8b9d

#9d948b

#8b9d8b

#8b949d

Shades

Color #9d8b9d mixed toward black.

#867186

#6b5a6b

#504450

#352d35

#1b171b

Tints

Color #9d8b9d mixed toward white.

#ad9ead

#beb2be

#cec5ce

#ded8de

#efecef

Tones

Color #9d8b9d mixed toward gray.

#9b8c9b

#9a8e9a

#988f98

#979197

#959295

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969599 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#979898 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#9c9695 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 12.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9d8b9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d8b9d]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#9d8b9d (#9d8b9d) is rgb(157, 139, 157) in RGB.

No, #9d8b9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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