#9178a0

Color #9178a0

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 20.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9178a0

RGB

rgb(145, 120, 160)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 17.4%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 25%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.4%, 25%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(54.02, 17.44, -17.82)

LCH

lch(54.02, 24.93, 314.38)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.0659, 312.6)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 47.1%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87a078

Analogous

#7d78a0

#9178a0

#a0789b

Triadic

#9178a0

#a09178

#78a091

Split-complementary

#9178a0

#9ba078

#78a07d

Tetradic

#9178a0

#a07887

#87a078

#78a091

Square

#9178a0

#a07d78

#87a078

#789ba0

Shades

Color #9178a0 mixed toward black.

#7a6089

#614d6e

#493a52

#312737

#18131b

Tints

Color #9178a0 mixed toward white.

#a38eb0

#b6a5c0

#c8bbd0

#dad2df

#ede8ef

Tones

Color #9178a0 mixed toward gray.

#907b9d

#8f7f99

#8e8296

#8e8593

#8d898f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#878798 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#888a95 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#90908f · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 18.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9178a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9178a0]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9178a0 (#9178a0) is rgb(145, 120, 160) in RGB.

No, #9178a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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