#9a87aa

Color #9a87aa

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 17.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9a87aa

RGB

rgb(154, 135, 170)

HSL

hsl(272.6, 17.1%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.6, 20.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.4%, 20.6%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(59.07, 13.99, -15.83)

LCH

lch(59.07, 21.13, 311.47)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0555, 309.37)

HWB

hwb(272.6, 52.9%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97aa87

Analogous

#8887aa

#9a87aa

#aa87a9

Triadic

#9a87aa

#aa9a87

#87aa9a

Split-complementary

#9a87aa

#a9aa87

#87aa88

Tetradic

#9a87aa

#aa8797

#97aa87

#87aa9a

Square

#9a87aa

#aa8887

#97aa87

#87a9aa

Shades

Color #9a87aa mixed toward black.

#816995

#675477

#4d3f59

#342a3c

#1a151e

Tints

Color #9a87aa mixed toward white.

#ab9bb8

#bcafc6

#cdc3d5

#ddd7e3

#eeebf1

Tones

Color #9a87aa mixed toward gray.

#9a8aa7

#9a8da4

#9990a1

#99939e

#99969b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292a2 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#9395a1 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#999c9b · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9a87aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a87aa]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#9a87aa (#9a87aa) is rgb(154, 135, 170) in RGB.

No, #9a87aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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