#9e94a9

Color #9e94a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#9e94a9

RGB

rgb(158, 148, 169)

HSL

hsl(268.6, 10.9%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.6, 12.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 12.4%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(62.77, 7.76, -9.65)

LCH

lch(62.77, 12.38, 308.8)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0324, 306.98)

HWB

hwb(268.6, 58%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa994

Analogous

#9495a9

#9e94a9

#a994a9

Triadic

#9e94a9

#a99e94

#94a99e

Split-complementary

#9e94a9

#a9a994

#95a994

Tetradic

#9e94a9

#a9949f

#9fa994

#94a99e

Square

#9e94a9

#a99495

#9fa994

#94a9a9

Shades

Color #9e94a9 mixed toward black.

#847792

#695e75

#4f4758

#352f3b

#1a181d

Tints

Color #9e94a9 mixed toward white.

#aea6b7

#beb8c6

#cfcad4

#dfdbe2

#efedf1

Tones

Color #9e94a9 mixed toward gray.

#9e96a7

#9e98a6

#9e99a4

#9e9ba2

#9f9da0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aa4 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#9a9ba3 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#9ea09f · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e94a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e94a9]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9e94a9 (#9e94a9) is rgb(158, 148, 169) in RGB.

No, #9e94a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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