#977fab

Color #977fab

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 21.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#977fab

RGB

rgb(151, 127, 171)

HSL

hsl(272.7, 20.8%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.7, 25.7%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 25.7%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(56.78, 17.8, -19.91)

LCH

lch(56.78, 26.71, 311.8)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.0701, 309.21)

HWB

hwb(272.7, 49.8%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93ab7f

Analogous

#817fab

#977fab

#ab7fa9

Triadic

#977fab

#ab977f

#7fab97

Split-complementary

#977fab

#a9ab7f

#7fab81

Tetradic

#977fab

#ab7f93

#93ab7f

#7fab97

Square

#977fab

#ab817f

#93ab7f

#7fa9ab

Shades

Color #977fab mixed toward black.

#7e6296

#654f78

#4c3b5a

#33273c

#19141e

Tints

Color #977fab mixed toward white.

#a894b9

#baaac7

#cbbfd5

#dcd4e3

#eeeaf1

Tones

Color #977fab mixed toward gray.

#9783a7

#9686a4

#968aa0

#968e9c

#959199

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8da2 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#8f909f · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#969a98 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 18.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #977fab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#977fab]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#977fab (#977fab) is rgb(151, 127, 171) in RGB.

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

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