#9780a1

Color #9780a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 17.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#9780a1

RGB

rgb(151, 128, 161)

HSL

hsl(281.8, 14.9%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.8, 20.5%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 20.5%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(56.67, 15.08, -14.31)

LCH

lch(56.67, 20.79, 316.5)

OKLCH

oklch(63.2%, 0.0553, 315.59)

HWB

hwb(281.8, 50.2%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa180

Analogous

#8780a1

#9780a1

#a1809b

Triadic

#9780a1

#a19780

#80a197

Split-complementary

#9780a1

#9ba180

#80a187

Tetradic

#9780a1

#a1808a

#8aa180

#80a197

Square

#9780a1

#a18780

#8aa180

#809ba1

Shades

Color #9780a1 mixed toward black.

#80678a

#66526f

#4d3e53

#332937

#1a151c

Tints

Color #9780a1 mixed toward white.

#a895b1

#baaac0

#cbc0d0

#dcd5e0

#eeeaef

Tones

Color #9780a1 mixed toward gray.

#96839e

#95869c

#948899

#938b96

#928e93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8d9a · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#8f9198 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#969493 · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 16.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9780a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9780a1]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9780a1 (#9780a1) is rgb(151, 128, 161) in RGB.

No, #9780a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #9780a1, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast