#9d97a3

Color #9d97a3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#9d97a3

RGB

rgb(157, 151, 163)

HSL

hsl(270, 6.1%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 7.4%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 7.4%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(63.3, 4.51, -5.49)

LCH

lch(63.3, 7.1, 309.4)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0186, 308.23)

HWB

hwb(270, 59.2%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da397

Analogous

#9797a3

#9d97a3

#a397a3

Triadic

#9d97a3

#a39d97

#97a39d

Split-complementary

#9d97a3

#a3a397

#97a397

Tetradic

#9d97a3

#a3979d

#9da397

#97a39d

Square

#9d97a3

#a39797

#9da397

#97a3a3

Shades

Color #9d97a3 mixed toward black.

#837b8a

#69626f

#4f4a53

#343138

#1a191c

Tints

Color #9d97a3 mixed toward white.

#ada8b2

#bebac2

#cecbd1

#dedce0

#efeef0

Tones

Color #9d97a3 mixed toward gray.

#9d98a2

#9d99a1

#9d9aa0

#9d9b9f

#9d9c9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aa0 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#9b9ba0 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#9d9e9d · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d97a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d97a3]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9d97a3 (#9d97a3) is rgb(157, 151, 163) in RGB.

No, #9d97a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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