#9f9aaa

Color #9f9aaa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9f9aaa

RGB

rgb(159, 154, 170)

HSL

hsl(258.8, 8.6%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.8, 9.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 9.4%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(64.47, 4.95, -7.67)

LCH

lch(64.47, 9.13, 302.84)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0238, 300.01)

HWB

hwb(258.8, 60.4%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5aa9a

Analogous

#9a9daa

#9f9aaa

#a79aaa

Triadic

#9f9aaa

#aa9f9a

#9aaa9f

Split-complementary

#9f9aaa

#aaa79a

#9daa9a

Tetradic

#9f9aaa

#aa9aa5

#a5aa9a

#9aaa9f

Square

#9f9aaa

#aa9a9d

#a5aa9a

#9aaaa7

Shades

Color #9f9aaa mixed toward black.

#837d91

#686375

#4e4a58

#34313b

#1a191d

Tints

Color #9f9aaa mixed toward white.

#afabb8

#bfbcc6

#cfccd4

#dfdde3

#efeef1

Tones

Color #9f9aaa mixed toward gray.

#9f9ba9

#a09da7

#a09ea6

#a19fa5

#a1a1a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da6 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#9d9ea5 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#9fa3a3 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 8.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9f9aaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f9aaa]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#9f9aaa (#9f9aaa) is rgb(159, 154, 170) in RGB.

No, #9f9aaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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