#9987a6

Color #9987a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9987a6

RGB

rgb(153, 135, 166)

HSL

hsl(274.8, 14.8%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.8, 18.7%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 18.7%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(58.84, 12.79, -13.9)

LCH

lch(58.84, 18.89, 312.62)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.0497, 311)

HWB

hwb(274.8, 52.9%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94a687

Analogous

#8987a6

#9987a6

#a687a3

Triadic

#9987a6

#a69987

#87a699

Split-complementary

#9987a6

#a3a687

#87a689

Tetradic

#9987a6

#a68794

#94a687

#87a699

Square

#9987a6

#a68987

#94a687

#87a3a6

Shades

Color #9987a6 mixed toward black.

#806b90

#675573

#4d4056

#332b3a

#1a151d

Tints

Color #9987a6 mixed toward white.

#aa9bb5

#bbafc4

#ccc3d2

#ddd7e1

#eeebf0

Tones

Color #9987a6 mixed toward gray.

#998aa3

#988ca1

#988f9e

#97919c

#979499

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#92919f · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#93949e · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#989a98 · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9987a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9987a6]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9987a6 (#9987a6) is rgb(153, 135, 166) in RGB.

No, #9987a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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