#9b81ac

Color #9b81ac

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.44 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9b81ac

RGB

rgb(155, 129, 172)

HSL

hsl(276.3, 20.6%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.3, 25%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 25%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(57.7, 18.2, -19.04)

LCH

lch(57.7, 26.34, 313.71)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.0694, 311.73)

HWB

hwb(276.3, 50.6%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92ac81

Analogous

#8581ac

#9b81ac

#ac81a7

Triadic

#9b81ac

#ac9b81

#81ac9b

Split-complementary

#9b81ac

#a7ac81

#81ac85

Tetradic

#9b81ac

#ac8192

#92ac81

#81ac9b

Square

#9b81ac

#ac8581

#92ac81

#81a7ac

Shades

Color #9b81ac mixed toward black.

#836497

#695079

#4e3c5b

#34283c

#1a141e

Tints

Color #9b81ac mixed toward white.

#ac96ba

#bcabc8

#cdc0d5

#ded5e3

#eeeaf1

Tones

Color #9b81ac mixed toward gray.

#9a85a8

#9988a5

#998ca1

#988f9e

#97939a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090a3 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#9294a1 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#9a9b9a · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b81ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b81ac]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9b81ac (#9b81ac) is rgb(155, 129, 172) in RGB.

No, #9b81ac is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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