#9f9aa4

Color #9f9aa4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.71 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9aa4

RGB

rgb(159, 154, 164)

HSL

hsl(270, 5.2%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 6.1%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 6.1%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(64.29, 3.74, -4.57)

LCH

lch(64.29, 5.91, 309.3)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0155, 308.2)

HWB

hwb(270, 60.4%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa49a

Analogous

#9a9aa4

#9f9aa4

#a49aa4

Triadic

#9f9aa4

#a49f9a

#9aa49f

Split-complementary

#9f9aa4

#a4a49a

#9aa49a

Tetradic

#9f9aa4

#a49a9f

#9fa49a

#9aa49f

Square

#9f9aa4

#a49a9a

#9fa49a

#9aa4a4

Shades

Color #9f9aa4 mixed toward black.

#857e8b

#6a6570

#504b54

#353238

#1b191c

Tints

Color #9f9aa4 mixed toward white.

#afabb3

#bfbcc2

#cfcdd2

#dfdde1

#efeef0

Tones

Color #9f9aa4 mixed toward gray.

#9f9ba3

#9f9ca2

#9f9da2

#9f9da1

#9f9ea0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da2 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#9d9ea1 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#9fa09f · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9aa4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9aa4]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9f9aa4 (#9f9aa4) is rgb(159, 154, 164) in RGB.

No, #9f9aa4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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