#9c7b9e

Color #9c7b9e

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 21.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9c7b9e

RGB

rgb(156, 123, 158)

HSL

hsl(296.6, 15.3%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(296.6, 22.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 22.2%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(55.79, 19.1, -13.87)

LCH

lch(55.79, 23.6, 324.01)

OKLCH

oklch(62.6%, 0.0642, 324.5)

HWB

hwb(296.6, 48.2%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d9e7b

Analogous

#8b7b9e

#9c7b9e

#9e7b8e

Triadic

#9c7b9e

#9e9c7b

#7b9e9c

Split-complementary

#9c7b9e

#8e9e7b

#7b9e8b

Tetradic

#9c7b9e

#9e7b7d

#7d9e7b

#7b9e9c

Square

#9c7b9e

#9e8b7b

#7d9e7b

#7b8e9e

Shades

Color #9c7b9e mixed toward black.

#856387

#6a4f6c

#503c51

#352836

#1b141b

Tints

Color #9c7b9e mixed toward white.

#ad91ae

#bda7be

#cebdcf

#ded3df

#efe9ef

Tones

Color #9c7b9e mixed toward gray.

#997e9b

#978198

#948495

#928792

#8f8a8f

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

#8f8f96 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#919395 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#9b908f · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 18.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c7b9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c7b9e]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#9c7b9e (#9c7b9e) is rgb(156, 123, 158) in RGB.

No, #9c7b9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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