#9f7fbb

Color #9f7fbb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.12 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9f7fbb

RGB

rgb(159, 127, 187)

HSL

hsl(272, 30.6%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272, 32.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 32.1%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(58.17, 23.95, -26.86)

LCH

lch(58.17, 35.99, 311.72)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.094, 308.31)

HWB

hwb(272, 49.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bbb7f

Analogous

#817fbb

#9f7fbb

#bb7fb9

Triadic

#9f7fbb

#bb9f7f

#7fbb9f

Split-complementary

#9f7fbb

#b9bb7f

#7fbb81

Tetradic

#9f7fbb

#bb7f9b

#9bbb7f

#7fbb9f

Square

#9f7fbb

#bb817f

#9bbb7f

#7fb9bb

Shades

Color #9f7fbb mixed toward black.

#855da9

#6b4989

#503767

#352444

#1b1222

Tints

Color #9f7fbb mixed toward white.

#af94c6

#bfaad2

#cfbfdd

#dfd4e8

#efeaf4

Tones

Color #9f7fbb mixed toward gray.

#9f84b6

#9e89b1

#9e8eac

#9e93a7

#9d98a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292af · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#9496ac · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#9ea4a2 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f7fbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f7fbb]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#9f7fbb (#9f7fbb) is rgb(159, 127, 187) in RGB.

No, #9f7fbb 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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