#977c9c

Color #977c9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 18.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#977c9c

RGB

rgb(151, 124, 156)

HSL

hsl(290.6, 13.9%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.6, 20.5%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 20.5%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(55.48, 16.36, -13.23)

LCH

lch(55.48, 21.04, 321.04)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3%, 0.0567, 321.09)

HWB

hwb(290.6, 48.6%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#819c7c

Analogous

#877c9c

#977c9c

#9c7c91

Triadic

#977c9c

#9c977c

#7c9c97

Split-complementary

#977c9c

#919c7c

#7c9c87

Tetradic

#977c9c

#9c7c81

#819c7c

#7c9c97

Square

#977c9c

#9c877c

#819c7c

#7c919c

Shades

Color #977c9c mixed toward black.

#806485

#66506a

#4d3c50

#332835

#1a141b

Tints

Color #977c9c mixed toward white.

#a892ac

#baa8bd

#cbbecd

#dcd3de

#eee9ee

Tones

Color #977c9c mixed toward gray.

#957f99

#938197

#918494

#908791

#8e898f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c95 · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#8e9093 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#968f8e · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #977c9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#977c9c]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#977c9c (#977c9c) is rgb(151, 124, 156) in RGB.

No, #977c9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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