#9f7bb5

Color #9f7bb5

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.4 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9f7bb5

RGB

rgb(159, 123, 181)

HSL

hsl(277.2, 28.2%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.2, 32%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 32%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(56.95, 24.92, -25.31)

LCH

lch(56.95, 35.52, 314.56)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.0936, 312.14)

HWB

hwb(277.2, 48.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91b57b

Analogous

#827bb5

#9f7bb5

#b57bae

Triadic

#9f7bb5

#b59f7b

#7bb59f

Split-complementary

#9f7bb5

#aeb57b

#7bb582

Tetradic

#9f7bb5

#b57b91

#91b57b

#7bb59f

Square

#9f7bb5

#b5827b

#91b57b

#7baeb5

Shades

Color #9f7bb5 mixed toward black.

#875ba2

#6c4982

#513761

#362441

#1b1220

Tints

Color #9f7bb5 mixed toward white.

#af91c1

#bfa7ce

#cfbdda

#dfd3e6

#efe9f3

Tones

Color #9f7bb5 mixed toward gray.

#9e80b0

#9d85ab

#9b89a7

#9a8ea2

#99939d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9190a9 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#9395a6 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#9d9f9d · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f7bb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f7bb5]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9f7bb5 (#9f7bb5) is rgb(159, 123, 181) in RGB.

No, #9f7bb5 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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