Color

#9E96A4

Muted warm purple. Nearest reference color: Manatee.

RGB

0–255

158

150

164

CMYK

0–100%

3.66%

8.54%

35.69%

RGB describes how #9E96A4 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 158, green 150 and blue 164.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 3.66%, magenta 8.54%, yellow 0% and black 35.69%.

HSL values

H 274.29° S 7.14% L 61.57%

In the HSL color model, #9E96A4 has a hue of 274.29°, 7.14% saturation and 61.57% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#9E96A4 is a medium, warm purple with muted chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #9E96A4 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #9E96A4

RGB rgb(158, 150, 164)

HSL hsl(274.29 7.14% 61.57%)

OKLCH oklch(0.684405 0.022174 310.9926)

CSS --color: #9E96A4;

Tints of #9E96A4

Tints are lighter variations of #9E96A4. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#F3EBFA #DDD5E4 #C8BFCE #B3AAB9 #9E96A4

Shades of #9E96A4

Shades are darker variations of #9E96A4. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#9E96A4 #746C79 #4C4551 #28212C #08040B

Tones of #9E96A4

Tones reduce the chroma of #9E96A4, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#9E96A4 #9D97A2 #9C97A0 #9B989D #9A999B

Tonal range of #9E96A4

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #9E96A4 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#F3EBFA #DDD5E4 #C8BFCE #B3AAB9 #9E96A4 #746C79 #4C4551 #28212C #08040B

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #F3EBFA;
    --color-200: #DDD5E4;
    --color-300: #C8BFCE;
    --color-400: #B3AAB9;
    --color-500: #9E96A4;
    --color-600: #746C79;
    --color-700: #4C4551;
    --color-800: #28212C;
    --color-900: #08040B;
}

Colors that go with #9E96A4

Color harmonies for #9E96A4 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#9E96A4 #959D8F

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#9798A7 #9E96A4 #A4959E

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#9E96A4 #A3988B #8B9E9D

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#9E96A4 #9C9A8B #8E9E95

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#9E96A4 #A6958F #959D8F #8B9DA3

CSS gradients with #9E96A4

These gradients show how #9E96A4 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#9E96A4 #B5AFBA #CDC9D1 #E6E4E8 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9E96A4, #B5AFBA, #CDC9D1, #E6E4E8, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#9E96A4 #6A646E #3A373D #100F11 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9E96A4, #6A646E, #3A373D, #100F11, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#9E96A4 #939AA8 #8C9DA4 #8C9F99 #959D8F

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9E96A4, #939AA8, #8C9DA4, #8C9F99, #959D8F);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #9E96A4. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.86:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

7.35:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3176 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #9E96A4 as the background.

background-color: #9E96A4;
color: #000000;

Using #9E96A4 in design

See how #9E96A4 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#9E96A4 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #9E96A4 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#DDD5E4

#9E96A4

#28212C

Colors similar to #9E96A4

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #9E96A4, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#B7AFBD #867E8C #A590B4 #999999 #9C97A6 #A095A2 #A8A3B2 #948996

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #9E96A4 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #9498A5 Deuteranopia #9699A3 Tritanopia #9D989A

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #9E96A4 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 31.7066
Y: 31.7622
Z: 39.5751

CIELAB

L*: 63.1459
a*: 5.6231
b*: -6.2723

OKLab

L: 0.684405
a: 0.014545
b: -0.016737

OKLCH

L: 0.684405
C: 0.022174
H: 310.9926°