#9487a1

Color #9487a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9487a1

RGB

rgb(148, 135, 161)

HSL

hsl(270, 12.1%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 16.1%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 16.1%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(58.22, 10, -12.01)

LCH

lch(58.22, 15.63, 309.78)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.041, 307.76)

HWB

hwb(270, 52.9%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94a187

Analogous

#8787a1

#9487a1

#a187a1

Triadic

#9487a1

#a19487

#87a194

Split-complementary

#9487a1

#a1a187

#87a187

Tetradic

#9487a1

#a18794

#94a187

#87a194

Square

#9487a1

#a18787

#94a187

#87a1a1

Shades

Color #9487a1 mixed toward black.

#7b6c8a

#63576f

#4a4153

#312b37

#19161c

Tints

Color #9487a1 mixed toward white.

#a69bb1

#b8afc0

#c9c3d0

#dbd7e0

#edebef

Tones

Color #9487a1 mixed toward gray.

#94899f

#948b9d

#948d9a

#949098

#949296

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8e9b · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#8f909a · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#939695 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9487a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9487a1]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9487a1 (#9487a1) is rgb(148, 135, 161) in RGB.

No, #9487a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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