#9c77ab

Color #9c77ab

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.96 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9c77ab

RGB

rgb(156, 119, 171)

HSL

hsl(282.7, 23.6%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.7, 30.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 30.4%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(55.28, 24.09, -22.16)

LCH

lch(55.28, 32.73, 317.39)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.0871, 315.98)

HWB

hwb(282.7, 46.7%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86ab77

Analogous

#8277ab

#9c77ab

#ab77a0

Triadic

#9c77ab

#ab9c77

#77ab9c

Split-complementary

#9c77ab

#a0ab77

#77ab82

Tetradic

#9c77ab

#ab7786

#86ab77

#77ab9c

Square

#9c77ab

#ab8277

#86ab77

#77a0ab

Shades

Color #9c77ab mixed toward black.

#855c95

#6a4a78

#50375a

#35253c

#1b121e

Tints

Color #9c77ab mixed toward white.

#ad8eb9

#bda4c7

#cebbd5

#ded2e3

#efe8f1

Tones

Color #9c77ab mixed toward gray.

#9a7ba7

#9880a2

#97849e

#95889a

#938d95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8da0 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#90929e · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#9a9795 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c77ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c77ab]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9c77ab (#9c77ab) is rgb(156, 119, 171) in RGB.

No, #9c77ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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