#9b7997

Color #9b7997

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 19.76 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9b7997

RGB

rgb(155, 121, 151)

HSL

hsl(307.1, 14.5%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(307.1, 21.9%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.9%, 2.6%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(54.95, 18.52, -11.09)

LCH

lch(54.95, 21.59, 329.09)

OKLCH

oklch(61.9%, 0.0598, 330.22)

HWB

hwb(307.1, 47.5%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#799b7d

Analogous

#8e799b

#9b7997

#9b7986

Triadic

#9b7997

#979b79

#79979b

Split-complementary

#9b7997

#869b79

#799b8e

Tetradic

#9b7997

#9b7d79

#799b7d

#79979b

Square

#9b7997

#9b8e79

#799b7d

#79869b

Shades

Color #9b7997 mixed toward black.

#846280

#694f66

#4f3b4d

#352733

#1a141a

Tints

Color #9b7997 mixed toward white.

#ac8fa8

#bca6ba

#cdbccb

#ded2dc

#eee9ee

Tones

Color #9b7997 mixed toward gray.

#987c95

#957f93

#928190

#90848e

#8d878c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8d90 · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#8f928f · ΔE 22.5

Tritanopia

#9a8b8a · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b7997;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b7997]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#9b7997 (#9b7997) is rgb(155, 121, 151) in RGB.

No, #9b7997 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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