#9878a6

Color #9878a6

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9878a6

RGB

rgb(152, 120, 166)

HSL

hsl(281.7, 20.5%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.7, 27.7%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 27.7%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(54.93, 21.1, -19.84)

LCH

lch(54.93, 28.96, 316.76)

OKLCH

oklch(62%, 0.0769, 315.42)

HWB

hwb(281.7, 47.1%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86a678

Analogous

#8178a6

#9878a6

#a6789d

Triadic

#9878a6

#a69878

#78a698

Split-complementary

#9878a6

#9da678

#78a681

Tetradic

#9878a6

#a67886

#86a678

#78a698

Square

#9878a6

#a68178

#86a678

#789da6

Shades

Color #9878a6 mixed toward black.

#815f90

#674c73

#4d3956

#332639

#1a131d

Tints

Color #9878a6 mixed toward white.

#a98fb5

#baa5c4

#ccbcd3

#ddd2e1

#eee9f0

Tones

Color #9878a6 mixed toward gray.

#977ca2

#95809e

#94849b

#928797

#918b93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b9c · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#8d8f9a · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#979492 · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9878a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9878a6]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9878a6 (#9878a6) is rgb(152, 120, 166) in RGB.

No, #9878a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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