#9e9ca2

Color #9e9ca2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.7 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9e9ca2

RGB

rgb(158, 156, 162)

HSL

hsl(260, 3.1%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 3.7%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 3.7%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(64.69, 1.88, -2.87)

LCH

lch(64.69, 3.43, 303.23)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0089, 301.18)

HWB

hwb(260, 61.2%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0a29c

Analogous

#9c9da2

#9e9ca2

#a19ca2

Triadic

#9e9ca2

#a29e9c

#9ca29e

Split-complementary

#9e9ca2

#a2a19c

#9da29c

Tetradic

#9e9ca2

#a29ca0

#a0a29c

#9ca29e

Square

#9e9ca2

#a29c9d

#a0a29c

#9ca2a1

Shades

Color #9e9ca2 mixed toward black.

#838188

#69676d

#4f4d52

#343337

#1a1a1b

Tints

Color #9e9ca2 mixed toward white.

#aeadb2

#bebdc1

#cfced1

#dfdee0

#efeff0

Tones

Color #9e9ca2 mixed toward gray.

#9e9da2

#9e9da1

#9f9ea1

#9f9ea0

#9f9fa0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da1 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#9d9da0 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#9e9f9f · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e9ca2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e9ca2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#9e9ca2 (#9e9ca2) is rgb(158, 156, 162) in RGB.

No, #9e9ca2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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