#9e79b9

Color #9e79b9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.91 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9e79b9

RGB

rgb(158, 121, 185)

HSL

hsl(274.7, 31.4%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.7, 34.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.6%, 34.6%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(56.53, 26.63, -28.25)

LCH

lch(56.53, 38.82, 313.31)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.1018, 310.18)

HWB

hwb(274.7, 47.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94b979

Analogous

#7e79b9

#9e79b9

#b979b4

Triadic

#9e79b9

#b99e79

#79b99e

Split-complementary

#9e79b9

#b4b979

#79b97e

Tetradic

#9e79b9

#b97994

#94b979

#79b99e

Square

#9e79b9

#b97e79

#94b979

#79b4b9

Shades

Color #9e79b9 mixed toward black.

#8657a8

#6b4686

#503465

#362343

#1b1122

Tints

Color #9e79b9 mixed toward white.

#ae8fc5

#bea6d0

#cfbcdc

#dfd2e8

#efe9f3

Tones

Color #9e79b9 mixed toward gray.

#9d7eb4

#9c84ae

#9c89a9

#9b8ea4

#9a949e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8fac · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#9294a9 · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#9ca19f · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 22.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e79b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e79b9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9e79b9 (#9e79b9) is rgb(158, 121, 185) in RGB.

No, #9e79b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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