#986ba1

Color #986ba1

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 22.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#986ba1

RGB

rgb(152, 107, 161)

HSL

hsl(290, 22.3%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290, 33.5%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 33.5%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(51.57, 27.56, -22.09)

LCH

lch(51.57, 35.32, 321.29)

OKLCH

oklch(59.4%, 0.0952, 320.71)

HWB

hwb(290, 42%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#74a16b

Analogous

#7d6ba1

#986ba1

#a16b8f

Triadic

#986ba1

#a1986b

#6ba198

Split-complementary

#986ba1

#8fa16b

#6ba17d

Tetradic

#986ba1

#a16b74

#74a16b

#6ba198

Square

#986ba1

#a17d6b

#74a16b

#6b8fa1

Shades

Color #986ba1 mixed toward black.

#805788

#67456d

#4d3452

#332337

#1a111b

Tints

Color #986ba1 mixed toward white.

#a984b1

#ba9cc0

#cbb5d0

#ddcee0

#eee6ef

Tones

Color #986ba1 mixed toward gray.

#956f9c

#927498

#8f7893

#8c7d8f

#89818a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#878696 · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#898c93 · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#968d8b · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #986ba1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#986ba1]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#986ba1 (#986ba1) is rgb(152, 107, 161) in RGB.

No, #986ba1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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