#9172ac

Color #9172ac

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 22.68 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9172ac

RGB

rgb(145, 114, 172)

HSL

hsl(272.1, 25.9%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.1, 33.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 33.7%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(52.99, 23.6, -26.37)

LCH

lch(52.99, 35.39, 311.83)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.0925, 308.28)

HWB

hwb(272.1, 44.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8dac72

Analogous

#7472ac

#9172ac

#ac72aa

Triadic

#9172ac

#ac9172

#72ac91

Split-complementary

#9172ac

#aaac72

#72ac74

Tetradic

#9172ac

#ac728d

#8dac72

#72ac91

Square

#9172ac

#ac7472

#8dac72

#72aaac

Shades

Color #9172ac mixed toward black.

#795896

#614778

#49355a

#31233c

#18121e

Tints

Color #9172ac mixed toward white.

#a38aba

#b6a1c8

#c8b9d6

#dad0e3

#ede8f1

Tones

Color #9172ac mixed toward gray.

#9177a7

#907ca2

#90819e

#908599

#8f8a94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8584a0 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#86899d · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#909694 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 21.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9172ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9172ac]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#9172ac (#9172ac) is rgb(145, 114, 172) in RGB.

No, #9172ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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