#948B9D
Closest named color: English Lavender (#9D8189). oklch(65% 0.028 308), rgb(148, 139, 157).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.43:1).
About this color
#948B9D is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.028. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is English Lavender (#9D8189), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.43:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.028) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | English Lavender (#9D8189) |
| Black text | 6.43:1 |
| White text | 3.26:1 |
Values
| HEX | #948B9D |
| RGB | rgb(148, 139, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 8%, 58%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.028 308) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #948B9D | 3.26:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #948B9D | 6.43:1 | AA | Lc 44.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #948B9D text on white | 3.26:1 | AA large text | Lc 59.9 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #948B9D text on black | 6.43:1 | AA | Lc -41.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F6F5F6
oklch(97.1% 0.002 325.6)
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Step 100
100
#EAE9EC
oklch(93.6% 0.004 301.4)
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Step 200
200
#DAD8DD
oklch(88.5% 0.007 304.2)
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Step 300
300
#C3BEC8
oklch(80.9% 0.015 308.3)
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Step 400
400
#A49DAC
oklch(70.7% 0.023 306.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#948B9D
oklch(65% 0.028 308)
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Step 600
600
#786F82
oklch(55.6% 0.031 306.7)
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Step 700
700
#655D6E
oklch(49.2% 0.028 306.6)
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Step 800
800
#524C59
oklch(42.7% 0.022 306.3)
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Step 900
900
#443F49
oklch(37.6% 0.018 307.9)
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Step 950
950
#28252B
oklch(27% 0.012 308)
#948B9D with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #888E9E | 0.018 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8A8E9C | 0.016 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #938D91 | 0.021 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.029 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #948B9D
#948B9D
oklch(65% 0.028 308)
- #8A9381
#8A9381
oklch(65.1% 0.028 129)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #948B9D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.034
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.034
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.036
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.039
- Heather #A484AC ΔE 0.042
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.042
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.043
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.044
Use #948B9D in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.