#9e79a0

Color #9e79a0

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 22.04 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9e79a0

RGB

rgb(158, 121, 160)

HSL

hsl(296.9, 17%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(296.9, 24.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 24.4%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(55.57, 21.35, -15.35)

LCH

lch(55.57, 26.3, 324.29)

OKLCH

oklch(62.5%, 0.0717, 324.71)

HWB

hwb(296.9, 47.5%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7ba079

Analogous

#8a79a0

#9e79a0

#a0798f

Triadic

#9e79a0

#a09e79

#79a09e

Split-complementary

#9e79a0

#8fa079

#79a08a

Tetradic

#9e79a0

#a0797b

#7ba079

#79a09e

Square

#9e79a0

#a08a79

#7ba079

#798fa0

Shades

Color #9e79a0 mixed toward black.

#876189

#6c4e6e

#513a52

#362737

#1b131b

Tints

Color #9e79a0 mixed toward white.

#ae8fb0

#bea6c0

#cebccf

#dfd2df

#efe9ef

Tones

Color #9e79a0 mixed toward gray.

#9b7c9d

#988099

#958396

#928693

#8f8990

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f98 · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#929496 · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#9c918f · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e79a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e79a0]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#9e79a0 (#9e79a0) is rgb(158, 121, 160) in RGB.

No, #9e79a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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