#987db3

Color #987db3

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.42 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#987db3

RGB

rgb(152, 125, 179)

HSL

hsl(270, 26.2%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 30.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 30.2%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(56.68, 21.06, -24.64)

LCH

lch(56.68, 32.41, 310.52)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.0846, 306.98)

HWB

hwb(270, 49%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98b37d

Analogous

#7d7db3

#987db3

#b37db3

Triadic

#987db3

#b3987d

#7db398

Split-complementary

#987db3

#b3b37d

#7db37d

Tetradic

#987db3

#b37d98

#98b37d

#7db398

Square

#987db3

#b37d7d

#98b37d

#7db3b3

Shades

Color #987db3 mixed toward black.

#7f5da0

#654b80

#4c3860

#332540

#191320

Tints

Color #987db3 mixed toward white.

#a993c0

#baa8cc

#cbbed9

#ddd4e6

#eee9f2

Tones

Color #987db3 mixed toward gray.

#9881ae

#9886aa

#988aa5

#988fa1

#98939c

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

#8d8da8 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#8f91a5 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#979f9c · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #987db3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#987db3]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#987db3 (#987db3) is rgb(152, 125, 179) in RGB.

No, #987db3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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