#9f96a2

Color #9f96a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9f96a2

RGB

rgb(159, 150, 162)

HSL

hsl(285, 6.1%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 7.4%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 7.4%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(63.17, 5.58, -5.1)

LCH

lch(63.17, 7.56, 317.57)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0202, 317.61)

HWB

hwb(285, 58.8%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99a296

Analogous

#9996a2

#9f96a2

#a2969f

Triadic

#9f96a2

#a29f96

#96a29f

Split-complementary

#9f96a2

#9fa296

#96a299

Tetradic

#9f96a2

#a29699

#99a296

#96a29f

Square

#9f96a2

#a29996

#99a296

#969fa2

Shades

Color #9f96a2 mixed toward black.

#867a8a

#6b626e

#504953

#363137

#1b181c

Tints

Color #9f96a2 mixed toward white.

#afa8b2

#bfb9c1

#cfcbd1

#dfdce0

#efeef0

Tones

Color #9f96a2 mixed toward gray.

#9f97a1

#9e98a0

#9e999f

#9d9a9e

#9d9b9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b9f · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#9c9c9f · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#9f9d9c · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f96a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f96a2]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#9f96a2 (#9f96a2) is rgb(159, 150, 162) in RGB.

No, #9f96a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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