#9e91a5

Color #9e91a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9e91a5

RGB

rgb(158, 145, 165)

HSL

hsl(279, 10%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279, 12.1%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 12.1%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(61.86, 8.64, -8.75)

LCH

lch(61.86, 12.3, 314.64)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0325, 314)

HWB

hwb(279, 56.9%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98a591

Analogous

#9491a5

#9e91a5

#a591a2

Triadic

#9e91a5

#a59e91

#91a59e

Split-complementary

#9e91a5

#a2a591

#91a594

Tetradic

#9e91a5

#a59198

#98a591

#91a59e

Square

#9e91a5

#a59491

#98a591

#91a2a5

Shades

Color #9e91a5 mixed toward black.

#85758e

#6a5d72

#504655

#352f39

#1b171c

Tints

Color #9e91a5 mixed toward white.

#aea3b4

#beb6c3

#cfc8d2

#dfdae1

#efedf0

Tones

Color #9e91a5 mixed toward gray.

#9e93a3

#9d94a2

#9d96a0

#9c989e

#9c999d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9998a0 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#999a9f · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#9d9d9c · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 11.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e91a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e91a5]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9e91a5 (#9e91a5) is rgb(158, 145, 165) in RGB.

No, #9e91a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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