#9979c3

Color #9979c3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 18.63 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9979c3

RGB

rgb(153, 121, 195)

HSL

hsl(265.9, 38.1%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.9, 37.9%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 37.9%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(56.47, 27.37, -34.09)

LCH

lch(56.47, 43.72, 308.76)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.1131, 303.24)

HWB

hwb(265.9, 47.5%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3c379

Analogous

#797ec3

#9979c3

#be79c3

Triadic

#9979c3

#c39979

#79c399

Split-complementary

#9979c3

#c3be79

#7ec379

Tetradic

#9979c3

#c379a3

#a3c379

#79c399

Square

#9979c3

#c3797e

#a3c379

#79c3be

Shades

Color #9979c3 mixed toward black.

#7d55b3

#644192

#4b316d

#322149

#191024

Tints

Color #9979c3 mixed toward white.

#aa8fcd

#bba6d7

#ccbce1

#ddd2eb

#eee9f5

Tones

Color #9979c3 mixed toward gray.

#9a7fbd

#9b85b7

#9c8cb1

#9c92aa

#9d98a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8cb5 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#8e90b1 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#98a8a5 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9979c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9979c3]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9979c3 (#9979c3) is rgb(153, 121, 195) in RGB.

No, #9979c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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