#916ba1

Color #916ba1

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 23.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#916ba1

RGB

rgb(145, 107, 161)

HSL

hsl(282.2, 22.3%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.2, 33.5%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 33.5%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(50.81, 25.23, -23.32)

LCH

lch(50.81, 34.36, 317.25)

OKLCH

oklch(58.6%, 0.0912, 315.62)

HWB

hwb(282.2, 42%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7ba16b

Analogous

#766ba1

#916ba1

#a16b96

Triadic

#916ba1

#a1916b

#6ba191

Split-complementary

#916ba1

#96a16b

#6ba176

Tetradic

#916ba1

#a16b7b

#7ba16b

#6ba191

Square

#916ba1

#a1766b

#7ba16b

#6b96a1

Shades

Color #916ba1 mixed toward black.

#7a5788

#61456d

#493452

#312337

#18111b

Tints

Color #916ba1 mixed toward white.

#a384b1

#b69cc0

#c8b5d0

#dacee0

#ede6ef

Tones

Color #916ba1 mixed toward gray.

#8f6f9c

#8d7498

#8b7893

#8a7d8f

#88818a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#828296 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#848793 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#8f8d8b · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #916ba1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#916ba1]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#916ba1 (#916ba1) is rgb(145, 107, 161) in RGB.

No, #916ba1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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