#987e9e

Color #987e9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 18.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#987e9e

RGB

rgb(152, 126, 158)

HSL

hsl(288.8, 14.2%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.8, 20.3%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 20.3%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(56.15, 15.96, -13.36)

LCH

lch(56.15, 20.81, 320.07)

OKLCH

oklch(62.8%, 0.0559, 319.93)

HWB

hwb(288.8, 49.4%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#849e7e

Analogous

#887e9e

#987e9e

#9e7e94

Triadic

#987e9e

#9e987e

#7e9e98

Split-complementary

#987e9e

#949e7e

#7e9e88

Tetradic

#987e9e

#9e7e84

#849e7e

#7e9e98

Square

#987e9e

#9e887e

#849e7e

#7e949e

Shades

Color #987e9e mixed toward black.

#816687

#67516c

#4d3d51

#342936

#1a141b

Tints

Color #987e9e mixed toward white.

#a993ae

#baa9be

#ccbecf

#ddd4df

#eee9ef

Tones

Color #987e9e mixed toward gray.

#96819b

#958399

#938696

#918993

#908b91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d97 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#8f9195 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#979190 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 16.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #987e9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#987e9e]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#987e9e (#987e9e) is rgb(152, 126, 158) in RGB.

No, #987e9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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