#9d949f

Color #9d949f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.86 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9d949f

RGB

rgb(157, 148, 159)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 5.4%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 6.9%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 6.9%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(62.38, 5.4, -4.59)

LCH

lch(62.38, 7.09, 319.64)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.019, 320.12)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 58%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#969f94

Analogous

#98949f

#9d949f

#9f949c

Triadic

#9d949f

#9f9d94

#949f9d

Split-complementary

#9d949f

#9c9f94

#949f98

Tetradic

#9d949f

#9f9496

#969f94

#949f9d

Square

#9d949f

#9f9894

#969f94

#949c9f

Shades

Color #9d949f mixed toward black.

#847987

#6a616c

#4f4951

#353036

#1a181b

Tints

Color #9d949f mixed toward white.

#ada6af

#beb8bf

#cecacf

#dedbdf

#efedef

Tones

Color #9d949f mixed toward gray.

#9c959e

#9c969d

#9b979c

#9b989b

#9a999a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99999c · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#9a9a9c · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#9d9a9a · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 7.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9d949f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d949f]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#9d949f (#9d949f) is rgb(157, 148, 159) in RGB.

No, #9d949f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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