#9e95a9

Color #9e95a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.97 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9e95a9

RGB

rgb(158, 149, 169)

HSL

hsl(267, 10.4%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267, 11.8%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 11.8%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(63.03, 7.2, -9.26)

LCH

lch(63.03, 11.73, 307.87)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0307, 305.86)

HWB

hwb(267, 58.4%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0a995

Analogous

#9596a9

#9e95a9

#a895a9

Triadic

#9e95a9

#a99e95

#95a99e

Split-complementary

#9e95a9

#a9a895

#96a995

Tetradic

#9e95a9

#a995a0

#a0a995

#95a99e

Square

#9e95a9

#a99596

#a0a995

#95a9a8

Shades

Color #9e95a9 mixed toward black.

#837891

#695f75

#4f4758

#34303b

#1a181d

Tints

Color #9e95a9 mixed toward white.

#aea7b7

#beb8c6

#cfcad4

#dfdce2

#efedf1

Tones

Color #9e95a9 mixed toward gray.

#9e97a7

#9e98a6

#9f9aa4

#9f9ca2

#9f9da1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aa4 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#9b9ba3 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#9ea1a0 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e95a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e95a9]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9e95a9 (#9e95a9) is rgb(158, 149, 169) in RGB.

No, #9e95a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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