#9D81A2 Color Information
#9D81A2 RGB value is (157, 129, 162). The hex color red value is 157, green is 129, and blue is 162. Its HSL format shows a hue of 291°, saturation of 15 percent, and lightness of57 percent. The CMYK process values are 3 percent, 20 percent, 0 percent, 36percent.
#9D81A2 Color Meaning
Color #9D81A2 conveys muted elegance, historical sentiment, and complex subtlety. #9D81A2 dusty, grayish purple-brown suggests faded tapestry, antique pottery, or shadows in an old garden. Psychologically, color #9D81A2 is sophisticated and introspective, encouraging a nuanced understanding of history, memory, and layered emotion. #9D81A2 soothes with its complexity, offering a color space that feels rich with unspoken stories and dignified age. #9D81A2 color is emotionally resonant but quiet and reserved. Symbolically, color #9D81A2 represents the patina of experience, beauty that is inseparable from time, and mystery that has been integrated into the everyday. #9D81A2 is the color of a forgotten, leather-bound journal. Culturally, #9D81A2 appears in heritage branding, period film costuming, and museum displays, where #9D81A2 conveys authenticity, depth, and a tangible connection to the past. Color #9D81A2 provides a visual language for expressing tradition, subtlety, and refined melancholy.
Color Conversion
Convert #9D81A2 across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.
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Color Variations
#9D81A2 harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.
Color Harmonies
#9D81A2 harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.
Analogous
Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)
Complementary
Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)
Split Complementary
Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite
Triadic
Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)
Tetradic
Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel
Square
Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)
Double Split
Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites
Monochromatic
Variations of a single hue
Contrast Checker
(WCAG 2.1) Test #9D81A2 for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.
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UI Components
Color Blindness Simulator
See how #9D81A2 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.
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Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.
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#9D81A2 Color FAQs
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