#9981bb

Color #9981bb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.86 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9981bb

RGB

rgb(153, 129, 187)

HSL

hsl(264.8, 29.9%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.8, 31%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.2%, 31%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(58.09, 20.89, -27.02)

LCH

lch(58.09, 34.15, 307.71)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.0887, 302.99)

HWB

hwb(264.8, 50.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3bb81

Analogous

#8186bb

#9981bb

#b681bb

Triadic

#9981bb

#bb9981

#81bb99

Split-complementary

#9981bb

#bbb681

#86bb81

Tetradic

#9981bb

#bb81a3

#a3bb81

#81bb99

Square

#9981bb

#bb8186

#a3bb81

#81bbb6

Shades

Color #9981bb mixed toward black.

#7d5fa9

#644a89

#4b3767

#322544

#191222

Tints

Color #9981bb mixed toward white.

#aa96c6

#bbabd2

#ccc0dd

#ddd5e8

#eeeaf4

Tones

Color #9981bb mixed toward gray.

#9a86b6

#9b8bb1

#9c90ad

#9c94a8

#9d99a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8faf · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#9192ac · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#98a5a3 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9981bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9981bb]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#9981bb (#9981bb) is rgb(153, 129, 187) in RGB.

No, #9981bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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