Information about #948999 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#948999 falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(148, 137, 153) — 58% red, 53.7% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 6 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #948999 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Amethyst Smoke (#95879C). Slightly further away sit Nitro (#978395) and Purple Ash (#8F8395).

The recipe behind #948999 is rgb(148, 137, 153), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #948999: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#948999 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#948999 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#948999 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#948999 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#948999 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#948999 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #948999

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Amethyst Smoke color link
Amethyst Smoke

#95879C

Nitro color link
Nitro

#978395

Purple Ash color link
Purple Ash

#8F8395

Ash Pink color link
Ash Pink

#998E91

Grey Suit color link
Grey Suit

#9391A0

Voltage color link
Voltage

#8D9094

Purpley Grey color link
Purpley Grey

#947E94

White Metal color link
White Metal

#949594

Amber Grey color link
Amber Grey

#929698

Antique Viola color link
Antique Viola

#928BA6

Exponent color link
Exponent

#888F98

Deep Amethyst color link
Deep Amethyst

#9C8AA4

#948999 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#948999
  • RGB148, 137, 153
  • CMYK2, 6, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(148, 137, 153)
  • HSL281°, 7%, 57%
  • HSL Precise281.25°, 7.273%, 56.863%
  • HSV281°, 10%, 60%
  • HSB281°, 10%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.580, 0.537, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.580, 0.537, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.580, 0.537, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID948999
  • DECIMAL ID9734553
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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