#987aaa

Color #987aaa

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#987aaa

RGB

rgb(152, 122, 170)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 22%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 28.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 28.2%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(55.58, 20.81, -21.16)

LCH

lch(55.58, 29.68, 314.52)

OKLCH

oklch(62.5%, 0.0783, 312.51)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 47.8%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8caa7a

Analogous

#807aaa

#987aaa

#aa7aa4

Triadic

#987aaa

#aa987a

#7aaa98

Split-complementary

#987aaa

#a4aa7a

#7aaa80

Tetradic

#987aaa

#aa7a8c

#8caa7a

#7aaa98

Square

#987aaa

#aa807a

#8caa7a

#7aa4aa

Shades

Color #987aaa mixed toward black.

#805f95

#674c77

#4d3959

#33263b

#1a131e

Tints

Color #987aaa mixed toward white.

#a990b8

#baa6c6

#ccbdd5

#ddd3e3

#eee9f1

Tones

Color #987aaa mixed toward gray.

#977ea6

#9682a2

#95869e

#948a9a

#938e96

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8ca0 · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#8e909e · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#979896 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 20

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #987aaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#987aaa]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#987aaa (#987aaa) is rgb(152, 122, 170) in RGB.

No, #987aaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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