#9e87b1

Color #9e87b1

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 20.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9e87b1

RGB

rgb(158, 135, 177)

HSL

hsl(272.9, 21.2%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.9, 23.7%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 23.7%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(59.68, 16.84, -18.85)

LCH

lch(59.68, 25.28, 311.78)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.0664, 309.37)

HWB

hwb(272.9, 52.9%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ab187

Analogous

#8987b1

#9e87b1

#b187af

Triadic

#9e87b1

#b19e87

#87b19e

Split-complementary

#9e87b1

#afb187

#87b189

Tetradic

#9e87b1

#b1879a

#9ab187

#87b19e

Square

#9e87b1

#b18987

#9ab187

#87afb1

Shades

Color #9e87b1 mixed toward black.

#85689d

#6a527e

#503d5f

#35293f

#1b1420

Tints

Color #9e87b1 mixed toward white.

#ae9bbe

#beafcb

#cfc3d8

#dfd7e5

#efebf2

Tones

Color #9e87b1 mixed toward gray.

#9e8bae

#9d8eaa

#9d92a7

#9d95a3

#9c99a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9594a8 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#9698a6 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#9da19f · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 18.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e87b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e87b1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#9e87b1 (#9e87b1) is rgb(158, 135, 177) in RGB.

No, #9e87b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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