#986fb4

Color #986fb4

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 21.09 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.3

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Conversions

HEX

#986fb4

RGB

rgb(152, 111, 180)

HSL

hsl(275.7, 31.5%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.7, 38.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.6%, 38.3%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(53.32, 29.36, -30.42)

LCH

lch(53.32, 42.28, 313.98)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.1108, 310.68)

HWB

hwb(275.7, 43.5%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bb46f

Analogous

#766fb4

#986fb4

#b46fae

Triadic

#986fb4

#b4986f

#6fb498

Split-complementary

#986fb4

#aeb46f

#6fb476

Tetradic

#986fb4

#b46f8b

#8bb46f

#6fb498

Square

#986fb4

#b4766f

#8bb46f

#6faeb4

Shades

Color #986fb4 mixed toward black.

#8153a0

#674280

#4d3260

#332140

#1a1120

Tints

Color #986fb4 mixed toward white.

#a987c1

#ba9fcd

#ccb7da

#ddcfe6

#eee7f3

Tones

Color #986fb4 mixed toward gray.

#9775ae

#967ba9

#9580a3

#94869d

#938c97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888a7 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#8a8da3 · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#969b98 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #986fb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#986fb4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#986fb4 (#986fb4) is rgb(152, 111, 180) in RGB.

No, #986fb4 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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