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#9D97B3

#9d97b3 ≈ Cool Gray

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9d97b3 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 59.22% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.29% cyan, 15.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 252.86°, with 15.56% saturation and 64.71% 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 7.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 5.79.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3256

Complementary

  1. #9d97b3
  2. #adb397

Split complementary

  1. #9d97b3
  2. #b3ab97
  3. #9fb397

Analogous

  1. #979fb3
  2. #9d97b3
  3. #ab97b3

Triadic

  1. #9d97b3
  2. #b39d97
  3. #97b39d

Tetradic

  1. #9d97b3
  2. #b397ad
  3. #adb397
  4. #97b39d

Square

  1. #9d97b3
  2. #b3979f
  3. #adb397
  4. #97b3ab

Monochromatic

  1. #514b66
  2. #736b92
  3. #9d97b3
  4. #c7c3d3
  5. #f0eff4

Shades

#9d97b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9d97b3
  2. #8d88a1
  3. #7e798f
  4. #6e6a7d
  5. #5e5b6b
  6. #4f4c5a
  7. #3f3c48
  8. #2f2d36
  9. #1f1e24
  10. #100f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#9d97b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9d97b3
  2. #a7a1bb
  3. #b1acc2
  4. #bab6ca
  5. #c4c1d1
  6. #cecbd9
  7. #d8d5e1
  8. #e2e0e8
  9. #ebeaf0
  10. #f5f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9d97b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9d97b3
  2. #9a95ae
  3. #9792a9
  4. #9490a4
  5. #918e9f
  6. #8f8c9a
  7. #8c8994
  8. #89878f
  9. #86858a
  10. #838285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c99a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #919bb4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #929ab2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #999ba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9699b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9799b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b99a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9d97b3 {
  color: #9d97b3;
}
Background
.bg-9d97b3 {
  background-color: #9d97b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9d97b3 {
  border: 2px solid #9d97b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9d97b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 151 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 16% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9d97b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9d97b3, #ab97b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9d97b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 151 179 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 5.79 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.11 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.50 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.00 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.21 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.92 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 12.40 #62684c Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#9d97b3  rgb(157, 151, 179)  hsl(253, 16%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#adb397  rgb(173, 179, 151)  hsl(73, 16%, 65%)  Sage
#b39d97  rgb(179, 157, 151)  hsl(13, 16%, 65%)  Silver Pink
#97b39d  rgb(151, 179, 157)  hsl(133, 16%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green