#9f99a3

Color #9f99a3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9f99a3

RGB

rgb(159, 153, 163)

HSL

hsl(276, 5.2%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 6.1%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 6.1%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(64, 4.1, -4.44)

LCH

lch(64, 6.04, 312.72)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0159, 312.2)

HWB

hwb(276, 60%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da399

Analogous

#9a99a3

#9f99a3

#a399a2

Triadic

#9f99a3

#a39f99

#99a39f

Split-complementary

#9f99a3

#a2a399

#99a39a

Tetradic

#9f99a3

#a3999d

#9da399

#99a39f

Square

#9f99a3

#a39a99

#9da399

#99a2a3

Shades

Color #9f99a3 mixed toward black.

#857d8a

#6a646f

#504b53

#353237

#1b191c

Tints

Color #9f99a3 mixed toward white.

#afaab2

#bfbbc2

#cfccd1

#dfdde0

#efeef0

Tones

Color #9f99a3 mixed toward gray.

#9f9aa2

#9f9ba1

#9f9ca1

#9e9ca0

#9e9d9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca1 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#9d9da0 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#9f9f9e · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f99a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f99a3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9f99a3 (#9f99a3) is rgb(159, 153, 163) in RGB.

No, #9f99a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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