#986bb4

Color #986bb4

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 19.1 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.4

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Conversions

HEX

#986bb4

RGB

rgb(152, 107, 180)

HSL

hsl(277, 32.7%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277, 40.6%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.6%, 40.6%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(52.38, 31.66, -31.88)

LCH

lch(52.38, 44.93, 314.8)

OKLCH

oklch(60.2%, 0.1179, 311.56)

HWB

hwb(277, 42%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87b46b

Analogous

#746bb4

#986bb4

#b46bac

Triadic

#986bb4

#b4986b

#6bb498

Split-complementary

#986bb4

#acb46b

#6bb474

Tetradic

#986bb4

#b46b87

#87b46b

#6bb498

Square

#986bb4

#b4746b

#87b46b

#6bacb4

Shades

Color #986bb4 mixed toward black.

#81519f

#67407f

#4d305f

#342040

#1a1020

Tints

Color #986bb4 mixed toward white.

#a984c1

#ba9ccd

#ccb5da

#ddcee6

#eee6f3

Tones

Color #986bb4 mixed toward gray.

#9771ae

#9577a8

#947da2

#92839c

#918996

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8786a6 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#898ca2 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#969a97 · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #986bb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#986bb4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#986bb4 (#986bb4) is rgb(152, 107, 180) in RGB.

No, #986bb4 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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