#9d8da9

Color #9d8da9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9d8da9

RGB

rgb(157, 141, 169)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 14%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 16.6%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 16.6%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(60.85, 11.38, -12.54)

LCH

lch(60.85, 16.93, 312.22)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.0446, 310.73)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 55.3%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99a98d

Analogous

#8f8da9

#9d8da9

#a98da7

Triadic

#9d8da9

#a99d8d

#8da99d

Split-complementary

#9d8da9

#a7a98d

#8da98f

Tetradic

#9d8da9

#a98d99

#99a98d

#8da99d

Square

#9d8da9

#a98f8d

#99a98d

#8da7a9

Shades

Color #9d8da9 mixed toward black.

#847093

#695976

#4f4358

#352c3b

#1a161d

Tints

Color #9d8da9 mixed toward white.

#ada0b7

#beb3c6

#cec6d4

#ded9e2

#efecf1

Tones

Color #9d8da9 mixed toward gray.

#9d8fa7

#9c92a4

#9c94a2

#9c96a0

#9b999d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696a3 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#9798a1 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#9c9e9d · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d8da9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d8da9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9d8da9 (#9d8da9) is rgb(157, 141, 169) in RGB.

No, #9d8da9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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