#9981cd

Color #9981cd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 18.67 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9981cd

RGB

rgb(153, 129, 205)

HSL

hsl(258.9, 43.2%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.9, 37.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 37.1%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(58.86, 25.16, -36.02)

LCH

lch(58.86, 43.94, 304.93)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.1132, 297.74)

HWB

hwb(258.9, 50.6%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5cd81

Analogous

#818fcd

#9981cd

#bf81cd

Triadic

#9981cd

#cd9981

#81cd99

Split-complementary

#9981cd

#cdbf81

#8fcd81

Tetradic

#9981cd

#cd81b5

#b5cd81

#81cd99

Square

#9981cd

#cd818f

#b5cd81

#81cdbf

Shades

Color #9981cd mixed toward black.

#7959bd

#5e3f9f

#462f78

#2f2050

#171028

Tints

Color #9981cd mixed toward white.

#aa96d5

#bbabde

#ccc0e6

#ddd5ee

#eeeaf7

Tones

Color #9981cd mixed toward gray.

#9b87c7

#9e8ec0

#a094ba

#a29ab4

#a5a1ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8fbe · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#9192ba · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#98b1ae · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9981cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9981cd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#9981cd (#9981cd) is rgb(153, 129, 205) in RGB.

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

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