#9281aa

Color #9281aa

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 18.9 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9281aa

RGB

rgb(146, 129, 170)

HSL

hsl(264.9, 19.4%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.9, 24.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.1%, 24.1%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(56.8, 14.74, -19.35)

LCH

lch(56.8, 24.32, 307.3)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.0633, 303.54)

HWB

hwb(264.9, 50.6%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99aa81

Analogous

#8184aa

#9281aa

#a681aa

Triadic

#9281aa

#aa9281

#81aa92

Split-complementary

#9281aa

#aaa681

#84aa81

Tetradic

#9281aa

#aa8199

#99aa81

#81aa92

Square

#9281aa

#aa8184

#99aa81

#81aaa6

Shades

Color #9281aa mixed toward black.

#786495

#605077

#483c59

#30283b

#18141e

Tints

Color #9281aa mixed toward white.

#a496b8

#b6abc6

#c8c0d4

#dbd5e3

#edeaf1

Tones

Color #9281aa mixed toward gray.

#9384a6

#9388a3

#948ba0

#948f9c

#959299

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8ba1 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#8c8d9f · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#919a98 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9281aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9281aa]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#9281aa (#9281aa) is rgb(146, 129, 170) in RGB.

No, #9281aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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