#986ac6

Color #986ac6

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 9.07 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#986ac6

RGB

rgb(152, 106, 198)

HSL

hsl(270, 44.7%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 46.5%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.2%, 46.5%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(53.02, 36.37, -41.24)

LCH

lch(53.02, 54.99, 311.41)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.142, 305.68)

HWB

hwb(270, 41.6%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98c66a

Analogous

#6a6ac6

#986ac6

#c66ac6

Triadic

#986ac6

#c6986a

#6ac698

Split-complementary

#986ac6

#c6c66a

#6ac66a

Tetradic

#986ac6

#c66a98

#98c66a

#6ac698

Square

#986ac6

#c66a6a

#98c66a

#6ac6c6

Shades

Color #986ac6 mixed toward black.

#7f46b7

#653893

#4c2a6e

#331c49

#190e25

Tints

Color #986ac6 mixed toward white.

#a983d0

#ba9cd9

#cbb4e3

#ddcdec

#eee6f6

Tones

Color #986ac6 mixed toward gray.

#9872be

#9879b7

#9881af

#9889a7

#9890a0

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

#8786b5 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#898cb1 · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#96a6a3 · ΔE 27.5

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #986ac6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#986ac6]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#986ac6 (#986ac6) is rgb(152, 106, 198) in RGB.

No, #986ac6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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