#9b78b4

Color #9b78b4

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.62 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9b78b4

RGB

rgb(155, 120, 180)

HSL

hsl(275, 28.6%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 33.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.9%, 33.3%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(55.78, 25.14, -26.57)

LCH

lch(55.78, 36.58, 313.42)

OKLCH

oklch(62.9%, 0.096, 310.48)

HWB

hwb(275, 47.1%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91b478

Analogous

#7d78b4

#9b78b4

#b478af

Triadic

#9b78b4

#b49b78

#78b49b

Split-complementary

#9b78b4

#afb478

#78b47d

Tetradic

#9b78b4

#b47891

#91b478

#78b49b

Square

#9b78b4

#b47d78

#91b478

#78afb4

Shades

Color #9b78b4 mixed toward black.

#8359a1

#694781

#4f3660

#342440

#1a1220

Tints

Color #9b78b4 mixed toward white.

#ac8ec0

#bca5cd

#cdbbd9

#ded2e6

#eee8f2

Tones

Color #9b78b4 mixed toward gray.

#9a7daf

#9982aa

#9887a5

#988ca0

#97919b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8da8 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#8f92a5 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#999e9b · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b78b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b78b4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9b78b4 (#9b78b4) is rgb(155, 120, 180) in RGB.

No, #9b78b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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