#9879ac

Color #9879ac

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9879ac

RGB

rgb(152, 121, 172)

HSL

hsl(276.5, 23.5%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.5, 29.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.6%, 29.7%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(55.41, 21.82, -22.57)

LCH

lch(55.41, 31.39, 314.03)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.0827, 311.71)

HWB

hwb(276.5, 47.5%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8dac79

Analogous

#7f79ac

#9879ac

#ac79a7

Triadic

#9879ac

#ac9879

#79ac98

Split-complementary

#9879ac

#a7ac79

#79ac7f

Tetradic

#9879ac

#ac798d

#8dac79

#79ac98

Square

#9879ac

#ac7f79

#8dac79

#79a7ac

Shades

Color #9879ac mixed toward black.

#805d97

#674b79

#4d385b

#33253c

#1a131e

Tints

Color #9879ac mixed toward white.

#a98fba

#baa6c8

#ccbcd6

#ddd2e3

#eee9f1

Tones

Color #9879ac mixed toward gray.

#977da8

#9682a4

#95869f

#948a9b

#948e97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8ba2 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#8d909f · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#979997 · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 20.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9879ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9879ac]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9879ac (#9879ac) is rgb(152, 121, 172) in RGB.

No, #9879ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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