#916dab

Color #916dab

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 23.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.6

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Conversions

HEX

#916dab

RGB

rgb(145, 109, 171)

HSL

hsl(274.8, 27%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.8, 36.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 36.3%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(51.72, 26.29, -27.75)

LCH

lch(51.72, 38.23, 313.45)

OKLCH

oklch(59.4%, 0.1001, 310.18)

HWB

hwb(274.8, 42.7%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87ab6d

Analogous

#726dab

#916dab

#ab6da6

Triadic

#916dab

#ab916d

#6dab91

Split-complementary

#916dab

#a6ab6d

#6dab72

Tetradic

#916dab

#ab6d87

#87ab6d

#6dab91

Square

#916dab

#ab726d

#87ab6d

#6da6ab

Shades

Color #916dab mixed toward black.

#7a5594

#614477

#493359

#31223b

#18111e

Tints

Color #916dab mixed toward white.

#a385b9

#b69ec7

#c8b6d5

#dacee3

#ede7f1

Tones

Color #916dab mixed toward gray.

#9072a6

#8f77a1

#8e7c9c

#8e8296

#8d8791

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#83839f · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#85879c · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#8f9492 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #916dab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#916dab]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#916dab (#916dab) is rgb(145, 109, 171) in RGB.

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

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