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#9B8BAA

#9b8baa ≈ Rose Quartz

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9b8baa is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 54.51% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.82% cyan, 18.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 270.97°, with 15.42% saturation and 60.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 6.49.

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Relative luminance0.2834

Complementary

  1. #9b8baa
  2. #9aaa8b

Split complementary

  1. #9b8baa
  2. #a9aa8b
  3. #8baa8c

Analogous

  1. #8c8baa
  2. #9b8baa
  3. #aa8ba9

Triadic

  1. #9b8baa
  2. #aa9b8b
  3. #8baa9b

Tetradic

  1. #9b8baa
  2. #aa8b9a
  3. #9aaa8b
  4. #8baa9b

Square

  1. #9b8baa
  2. #aa8c8b
  3. #9aaa8b
  4. #8ba9aa

Monochromatic

  1. #4e425a
  2. #756286
  3. #9b8baa
  4. #c1b7ca
  5. #e7e3eb

Shades

#9b8baa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b8baa
  2. #8c7d99
  3. #7c6f88
  4. #6d6177
  5. #5d5366
  6. #4e4655
  7. #3e3844
  8. #2f2a33
  9. #1f1c22
  10. #100e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b8baa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b8baa
  2. #a597b3
  3. #afa2bb
  4. #b9aec4
  5. #c3b9cc
  6. #cdc5d5
  7. #d7d1dd
  8. #e1dce6
  9. #ebe8ee
  10. #f5f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b8baa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b8baa
  2. #988aa6
  3. #9689a2
  4. #93889d
  5. #908799
  6. #8e8695
  7. #8b8491
  8. #88838d
  9. #858288
  10. #838184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #958f9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8690ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8991a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #998f95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f8eab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #918fa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a8d9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b8baa {
  color: #9b8baa;
}
Background
.bg-9b8baa {
  background-color: #9b8baa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9b8baa {
  border: 2px solid #9b8baa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b8baa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 139 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 15% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b8baa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b8baa, #aa8ba9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b8baa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 139 170 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.49 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.03 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.37 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.02 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.47 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.65 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 12.13 #647455 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#9b8baa  rgb(155, 139, 170)  hsl(271, 15%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#9aaa8b  rgb(154, 170, 139)  hsl(91, 15%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#aa9b8b  rgb(170, 155, 139)  hsl(31, 15%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#8baa9b  rgb(139, 170, 155)  hsl(151, 15%, 61%)  Opal