#9a72a3

Color #9a72a3

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9a72a3

RGB

rgb(154, 114, 163)

HSL

hsl(289, 21%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289, 30.1%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 30.1%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(53.55, 24.62, -20.2)

LCH

lch(53.55, 31.85, 320.63)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.0857, 320.07)

HWB

hwb(289, 44.7%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7ba372

Analogous

#8172a3

#9a72a3

#a37293

Triadic

#9a72a3

#a39a72

#72a39a

Split-complementary

#9a72a3

#93a372

#72a381

Tetradic

#9a72a3

#a3727b

#7ba372

#72a39a

Square

#9a72a3

#a38172

#7ba372

#7293a3

Shades

Color #9a72a3 mixed toward black.

#835b8c

#694970

#4e3754

#342438

#1a121c

Tints

Color #9a72a3 mixed toward white.

#ab89b2

#bca1c2

#ccb8d1

#ddd0e0

#eee7f0

Tones

Color #9a72a3 mixed toward gray.

#97769f

#957a9b

#927e97

#908293

#8d868f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a99 · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#8d8f96 · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#98908e · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9a72a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a72a3]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#9a72a3 (#9a72a3) is rgb(154, 114, 163) in RGB.

No, #9a72a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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