#987fae

Color #987fae

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.8

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Conversions

HEX

#987fae

RGB

rgb(152, 127, 174)

HSL

hsl(271.9, 22.5%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.9, 27%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 27%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(56.99, 18.79, -21.3)

LCH

lch(56.99, 28.4, 311.42)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.0744, 308.56)

HWB

hwb(271.9, 49.8%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95ae7f

Analogous

#807fae

#987fae

#ae7fac

Triadic

#987fae

#ae987f

#7fae98

Split-complementary

#987fae

#acae7f

#7fae80

Tetradic

#987fae

#ae7f95

#95ae7f

#7fae98

Square

#987fae

#ae807f

#95ae7f

#7facae

Shades

Color #987fae mixed toward black.

#7f619a

#664e7b

#4c3a5c

#33273d

#19131f

Tints

Color #987fae mixed toward white.

#a994bb

#baaac9

#cbbfd6

#ddd4e4

#eeeaf1

Tones

Color #987fae mixed toward gray.

#9883aa

#9787a6

#978ba2

#978f9e

#97939a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8ea4 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#8f91a2 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#979c9a · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 19.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #987fae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#987fae]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#987fae (#987fae) is rgb(152, 127, 174) in RGB.

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

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