#9779aa

Color #9779aa

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.47 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#9779aa

RGB

rgb(151, 121, 170)

HSL

hsl(276.7, 22.4%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.7, 28.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 28.8%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(55.23, 21.05, -21.7)

LCH

lch(55.23, 30.23, 314.13)

OKLCH

oklch(62.2%, 0.0797, 311.9)

HWB

hwb(276.7, 47.5%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8caa79

Analogous

#7f79aa

#9779aa

#aa79a5

Triadic

#9779aa

#aa9779

#79aa97

Split-complementary

#9779aa

#a5aa79

#79aa7f

Tetradic

#9779aa

#aa798c

#8caa79

#79aa97

Square

#9779aa

#aa7f79

#8caa79

#79a5aa

Shades

Color #9779aa mixed toward black.

#7f5e95

#664b77

#4c3859

#33263b

#19131e

Tints

Color #9779aa mixed toward white.

#a88fb8

#baa6c6

#cbbcd5

#dcd2e3

#eee9f1

Tones

Color #9779aa mixed toward gray.

#967da6

#9581a2

#94859e

#93899a

#938e96

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8ba0 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#8d8f9d · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#969795 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9779aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9779aa]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9779aa (#9779aa) is rgb(151, 121, 170) in RGB.

No, #9779aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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