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Color space conversion

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RGB open »
Red Green Blue
61.18% 51.76% 59.22%
HSL open »
Hue Saturation Lightness
312.5° 10.81% 56.47%
HSV / HSB
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
312.5° 15.38% 61.18%
RGB - Normalized
Red Green Blue
0.61 0.52 0.59
HSL - Normalized
Hue Saturation Lightness
0.87 0.11 0.56
HSV / HSB - Normalized
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
0.87 0.15 0.61
CMYK open »
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
0% 15% 3% 39%
YCbCr
Y Cb Cr
0.55 0.02 0.04
XYZ
X Y Z
27.55 25.8 32.81
CIE Lab
L a b
57.85 12.57 -6.75

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CSS notation

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#9c8497
rgb(156,132,151)
hsl(313, 11%, 56%)

Tints, Shades, and Tones

Tints of color #9c8497

Tints

A tint is obtained by adding white to a color. This process reduces darkness.
Shades of color #9c8497

Shades

A shade is obtained by adding black to a color. This process increases darkness.
Tones of color #9c8497

Tones

A tone is produced either by mixing a color with grey, or by both tinting and shading.

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Color Harmonies

Schemes of colors that work well together. Read more about Color Harmonies »
Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #9c8497

Complementary

Create the strongest contrast.
Triad Harmony Color Scheme of #9c8497

Triad

Let one color dominate and use the other two for the accent.
Square Harmony Color Scheme of #9c8497

Square

Balance between warm and cool colors.
Adjacent Harmony Color Scheme of #9c8497

Adjacent / Analogous / Analogic

Pleasing and harmonious to the eye, they can be found in nature.
Split Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #9c8497

Split Complementary

Low tension, strong visual contrast.
Rectangle Tetradic Harmony Color Scheme of #9c8497

Rectangle / Tetradic

Two complementary pairs for a total of four colors.
Pentagram Harmony Color Scheme of #9c8497

Pentagram

Circle around the color wheel, five colors.