#987d9b

Color #987d9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 18.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#987d9b

RGB

rgb(152, 125, 155)

HSL

hsl(294, 13%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294, 19.4%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 19.4%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(55.8, 15.93, -12.17)

LCH

lch(55.8, 20.05, 322.62)

OKLCH

oklch(62.5%, 0.0543, 322.94)

HWB

hwb(294, 49%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#809b7d

Analogous

#897d9b

#987d9b

#9b7d8f

Triadic

#987d9b

#9b987d

#7d9b98

Split-complementary

#987d9b

#8f9b7d

#7d9b89

Tetradic

#987d9b

#9b7d80

#809b7d

#7d9b98

Square

#987d9b

#9b897d

#809b7d

#7d8f9b

Shades

Color #987d9b mixed toward black.

#816584

#675169

#4d3d4f

#342935

#1a141a

Tints

Color #987d9b mixed toward white.

#a993ac

#baa8bc

#cbbecd

#ddd4de

#eee9ee

Tones

Color #987d9b mixed toward gray.

#968098

#948296

#928593

#908791

#8e8a8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d94 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#8f9193 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#978f8e · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 16.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #987d9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#987d9b]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#987d9b (#987d9b) is rgb(152, 125, 155) in RGB.

No, #987d9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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