#9f7ab5

Color #9f7ab5

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.46 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9f7ab5

RGB

rgb(159, 122, 181)

HSL

hsl(277.6, 28.5%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.6, 32.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 32.6%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(56.71, 25.5, -25.68)

LCH

lch(56.71, 36.19, 314.8)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.0953, 312.41)

HWB

hwb(277.6, 47.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#90b57a

Analogous

#817ab5

#9f7ab5

#b57aae

Triadic

#9f7ab5

#b59f7a

#7ab59f

Split-complementary

#9f7ab5

#aeb57a

#7ab581

Tetradic

#9f7ab5

#b57a90

#90b57a

#7ab59f

Square

#9f7ab5

#b5817a

#90b57a

#7aaeb5

Shades

Color #9f7ab5 mixed toward black.

#875aa2

#6c4882

#513661

#362441

#1b1220

Tints

Color #9f7ab5 mixed toward white.

#af90c1

#bfa6ce

#cfbcda

#dfd3e6

#efe9f3

Tones

Color #9f7ab5 mixed toward gray.

#9e7fb0

#9c84ab

#9b89a6

#9a8ea1

#99939c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090a9 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#9395a6 · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#9d9f9d · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f7ab5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f7ab5]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9f7ab5 (#9f7ab5) is rgb(159, 122, 181) in RGB.

No, #9f7ab5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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