#9d5e78

Color #9d5e78

A muted medium pink.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 21.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9d5e78

RGB

rgb(157, 94, 120)

HSL

hsl(335.2, 25.1%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(335.2, 40.1%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 23.6%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(47.66, 29.28, -3.61)

LCH

lch(47.66, 29.5, 352.97)

OKLCH

oklch(56%, 0.0884, 354.02)

HWB

hwb(335.2, 36.9%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e9d83

Analogous

#9d5e97

#9d5e78

#9d635e

Triadic

#9d5e78

#789d5e

#5e789d

Split-complementary

#9d5e78

#5e9d63

#5e979d

Tetradic

#9d5e78

#9d835e

#5e9d83

#5e789d

Square

#9d5e78

#979d5e

#5e9d83

#635e9d

Shades

Color #9d5e78 mixed toward black.

#834e64

#693f50

#4e2f3c

#341f28

#1a1014

Tints

Color #9d5e78 mixed toward white.

#ae788e

#be93a5

#ceaebb

#dfc9d2

#efe4e8

Tones

Color #9d5e78 mixed toward gray.

#986379

#92687a

#8d6e7b

#88737c

#83787d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.31:1

White text reads better on this background (4.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868672 · ΔE 32.7

Deuteranopia

#8a8e71 · ΔE 37.2

Tritanopia

#9b6e6d · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 21.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9d5e78;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d5e78]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Frequently asked questions

#9d5e78 (#9d5e78) is rgb(157, 94, 120) in RGB.

No, #9d5e78 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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