#987a9f

Color #987a9f

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 21.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#987a9f

RGB

rgb(152, 122, 159)

HSL

hsl(288.6, 16.2%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.6, 23.3%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 23.3%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(55.17, 18.48, -15.42)

LCH

lch(55.17, 24.07, 320.16)

OKLCH

oklch(62.1%, 0.0646, 319.83)

HWB

hwb(288.6, 47.8%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#819f7a

Analogous

#857a9f

#987a9f

#9f7a94

Triadic

#987a9f

#9f987a

#7a9f98

Split-complementary

#987a9f

#949f7a

#7a9f85

Tetradic

#987a9f

#9f7a81

#819f7a

#7a9f98

Square

#987a9f

#9f857a

#819f7a

#7a949f

Shades

Color #987a9f mixed toward black.

#816288

#674e6d

#4d3b52

#342736

#1a141b

Tints

Color #987a9f mixed toward white.

#a990af

#baa6bf

#ccbccf

#ddd3df

#eee9ef

Tones

Color #987a9f mixed toward gray.

#967d9c

#948099

#928396

#908693

#8e8990

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c97 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#8e9095 · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#97908f · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 18.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #987a9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#987a9f]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#987a9f (#987a9f) is rgb(152, 122, 159) in RGB.

No, #987a9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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