#9775aa

Color #9775aa

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9775aa

RGB

rgb(151, 117, 170)

HSL

hsl(278.5, 23.8%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.5, 31.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 31.2%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(54.24, 23.37, -23.22)

LCH

lch(54.24, 32.94, 315.18)

OKLCH

oklch(61.5%, 0.087, 313.09)

HWB

hwb(278.5, 45.9%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#88aa75

Analogous

#7d75aa

#9775aa

#aa75a3

Triadic

#9775aa

#aa9775

#75aa97

Split-complementary

#9775aa

#a3aa75

#75aa7d

Tetradic

#9775aa

#aa7588

#88aa75

#75aa97

Square

#9775aa

#aa7d75

#88aa75

#75a3aa

Shades

Color #9775aa mixed toward black.

#805b94

#664976

#4d3759

#33243b

#1a121e

Tints

Color #9775aa mixed toward white.

#a88cb8

#baa3c6

#cbbad5

#dcd1e3

#eee8f1

Tones

Color #9775aa mixed toward gray.

#9679a6

#957ea1

#93829d

#928798

#918b94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a899f · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#8b8e9c · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#969694 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9775aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9775aa]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9775aa (#9775aa) is rgb(151, 117, 170) in RGB.

No, #9775aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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