#9e7ab3

Color #9e7ab3

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.77 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9e7ab3

RGB

rgb(158, 122, 179)

HSL

hsl(277.9, 27.3%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.9, 31.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 31.8%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(56.53, 24.74, -24.82)

LCH

lch(56.53, 35.04, 314.91)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.0924, 312.63)

HWB

hwb(277.9, 47.8%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fb37a

Analogous

#817ab3

#9e7ab3

#b37aab

Triadic

#9e7ab3

#b39e7a

#7ab39e

Split-complementary

#9e7ab3

#abb37a

#7ab381

Tetradic

#9e7ab3

#b37a8f

#8fb37a

#7ab39e

Square

#9e7ab3

#b3817a

#8fb37a

#7aabb3

Shades

Color #9e7ab3 mixed toward black.

#865ba0

#6c4980

#513760

#362440

#1b1220

Tints

Color #9e7ab3 mixed toward white.

#ae90c0

#bea6cc

#cebcd9

#dfd3e6

#efe9f2

Tones

Color #9e7ab3 mixed toward gray.

#9d7fae

#9b83a9

#9a88a5

#998da0

#98929b

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

#9090a7 · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#9294a5 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#9c9e9b · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e7ab3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e7ab3]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9e7ab3 (#9e7ab3) is rgb(158, 122, 179) in RGB.

No, #9e7ab3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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