#9b7ea3

Color #9b7ea3

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 20.77 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9b7ea3

RGB

rgb(155, 126, 163)

HSL

hsl(287, 16.7%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287, 22.7%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 22.7%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(56.62, 18.04, -15.51)

LCH

lch(56.62, 23.79, 319.31)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.0637, 318.88)

HWB

hwb(287, 49.4%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86a37e

Analogous

#897ea3

#9b7ea3

#a37e99

Triadic

#9b7ea3

#a39b7e

#7ea39b

Split-complementary

#9b7ea3

#99a37e

#7ea389

Tetradic

#9b7ea3

#a37e86

#86a37e

#7ea39b

Square

#9b7ea3

#a3897e

#86a37e

#7e99a3

Shades

Color #9b7ea3 mixed toward black.

#84648d

#6a5070

#4f3c54

#352838

#1a141c

Tints

Color #9b7ea3 mixed toward white.

#ac94b2

#bca9c2

#cdbfd1

#ded4e0

#eeeaf0

Tones

Color #9b7ea3 mixed toward gray.

#9981a0

#98849d

#96879a

#948a97

#928e94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f9b · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#919399 · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#9a9493 · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b7ea3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b7ea3]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#9b7ea3 (#9b7ea3) is rgb(155, 126, 163) in RGB.

No, #9b7ea3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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