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#9F9AAF

#9f9aaf ≈ Rose Quartz

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9f9aaf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 60.39% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 254.29°, with 11.6% saturation and 64.51% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 7.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 5.29.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3358

Complementary

  1. #9f9aaf
  2. #aaaf9a

Split complementary

  1. #9f9aaf
  2. #afaa9a
  3. #9faf9a

Analogous

  1. #9a9faf
  2. #9f9aaf
  3. #aa9aaf

Triadic

  1. #9f9aaf
  2. #af9f9a
  3. #9aaf9f

Tetradic

  1. #9f9aaf
  2. #af9aaa
  3. #aaaf9a
  4. #9aaf9f

Square

  1. #9f9aaf
  2. #af9a9f
  3. #aaaf9a
  4. #9aafaa

Monochromatic

  1. #534e62
  2. #77708d
  3. #9f9aaf
  4. #c8c5d1
  5. #f0eff3

Shades

#9f9aaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9f9aaf
  2. #8f8b9e
  3. #7f7b8c
  4. #6f6c7b
  5. #5f5c69
  6. #504d58
  7. #403e46
  8. #302e35
  9. #201f23
  10. #100f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#9f9aaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9f9aaf
  2. #a9a4b7
  3. #b2aebf
  4. #bcb8c7
  5. #c5c2cf
  6. #cfcdd7
  7. #d9d7df
  8. #e2e1e7
  9. #ecebef
  10. #f5f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9f9aaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9f9aaf
  2. #9c97aa
  3. #9995a6
  4. #9692a1
  5. #93909c
  6. #908d98
  7. #8c8a93
  8. #89888e
  9. #868589
  10. #838385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e9ca4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969db0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #979cae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c9da1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a9cb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a9baf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d9ca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9f9aaf {
  color: #9f9aaf;
}
Background
.bg-9f9aaf {
  background-color: #9f9aaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9f9aaf {
  border: 2px solid #9f9aaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9f9aaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 154 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 12% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9f9aaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9f9aaf, #aa9aaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9f9aaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 154 175 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.29 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 5.86 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.45 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.02 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.45 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.06 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.06 #606550 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#9f9aaf  rgb(159, 154, 175)  hsl(254, 12%, 65%)  Rose Quartz
#aaaf9a  rgb(170, 175, 154)  hsl(74, 12%, 65%)  Ash Gray
#af9f9a  rgb(175, 159, 154)  hsl(14, 12%, 65%)  Silver Pink
#9aaf9f  rgb(154, 175, 159)  hsl(134, 12%, 65%)  Ash Gray