#976ea0

Color #976ea0

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 22.47 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#976ea0

RGB

rgb(151, 110, 160)

HSL

hsl(289.2, 20.8%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.2, 31.2%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(52.14, 25.29, -20.64)

LCH

lch(52.14, 32.64, 320.78)

OKLCH

oklch(59.7%, 0.0878, 320.22)

HWB

hwb(289.2, 43.1%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#77a06e

Analogous

#7e6ea0

#976ea0

#a06e90

Triadic

#976ea0

#a0976e

#6ea097

Split-complementary

#976ea0

#90a06e

#6ea07e

Tetradic

#976ea0

#a06e77

#77a06e

#6ea097

Square

#976ea0

#a07e6e

#77a06e

#6e90a0

Shades

Color #976ea0 mixed toward black.

#7f5988

#66476d

#4c3551

#332436

#19121b

Tints

Color #976ea0 mixed toward white.

#a886b0

#ba9ec0

#cbb6cf

#dccfdf

#eee7ef

Tones

Color #976ea0 mixed toward gray.

#94729c

#927698

#8f7a93

#8c7f8f

#8a838b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#878796 · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#898c93 · ΔE 19.8

Tritanopia

#958d8b · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #976ea0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#976ea0]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#976ea0 (#976ea0) is rgb(151, 110, 160) in RGB.

No, #976ea0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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