#9787a9

Color #9787a9

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.96 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9787a9

RGB

rgb(151, 135, 169)

HSL

hsl(268.2, 16.5%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.2, 20.1%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 20.1%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(58.76, 12.75, -15.75)

LCH

lch(58.76, 20.26, 308.99)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.0529, 306.24)

HWB

hwb(268.2, 52.9%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99a987

Analogous

#8788a9

#9787a9

#a887a9

Triadic

#9787a9

#a99787

#87a997

Split-complementary

#9787a9

#a9a887

#88a987

Tetradic

#9787a9

#a98799

#99a987

#87a997

Square

#9787a9

#a98788

#99a987

#87a9a8

Shades

Color #9787a9 mixed toward black.

#7d6a94

#645576

#4b3f59

#322a3b

#19151e

Tints

Color #9787a9 mixed toward white.

#a89bb7

#baafc6

#cbc3d4

#dcd7e2

#eeebf1

Tones

Color #9787a9 mixed toward gray.

#978aa6

#978da3

#978fa0

#98929e

#98959b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090a2 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#9192a0 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#969b9a · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9787a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9787a9]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9787a9 (#9787a9) is rgb(151, 135, 169) in RGB.

No, #9787a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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