#9e78aa

Color #9e78aa

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9e78aa

RGB

rgb(158, 120, 170)

HSL

hsl(285.6, 22.7%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.6, 29.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 29.4%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(55.69, 23.97, -20.94)

LCH

lch(55.69, 31.83, 318.86)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.085, 317.91)

HWB

hwb(285.6, 47.1%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#84aa78

Analogous

#8578aa

#9e78aa

#aa789d

Triadic

#9e78aa

#aa9e78

#78aa9e

Split-complementary

#9e78aa

#9daa78

#78aa85

Tetradic

#9e78aa

#aa7884

#84aa78

#78aa9e

Square

#9e78aa

#aa8578

#84aa78

#789daa

Shades

Color #9e78aa mixed toward black.

#875d94

#6c4b77

#513859

#36253b

#1b131e

Tints

Color #9e78aa mixed toward white.

#ae8fb8

#bea5c6

#cfbcd5

#dfd2e3

#efe9f1

Tones

Color #9e78aa mixed toward gray.

#9c7ca6

#9a80a2

#98859e

#958999

#938d95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8fa0 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#91949d · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#9c9795 · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e78aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e78aa]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#9e78aa (#9e78aa) is rgb(158, 120, 170) in RGB.

No, #9e78aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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