#9b87cf

Color #9b87cf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 20.1 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9b87cf

RGB

rgb(155, 135, 207)

HSL

hsl(256.7, 42.9%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.7, 34.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.1%, 34.8%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(60.61, 22.78, -34.42)

LCH

lch(60.61, 41.28, 303.5)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.1065, 296.18)

HWB

hwb(256.7, 52.9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbcf87

Analogous

#8797cf

#9b87cf

#bf87cf

Triadic

#9b87cf

#cf9b87

#87cf9b

Split-complementary

#9b87cf

#cfbf87

#97cf87

Tetradic

#9b87cf

#cf87bb

#bbcf87

#87cf9b

Square

#9b87cf

#cf8797

#bbcf87

#87cfbf

Shades

Color #9b87cf mixed toward black.

#795ebf

#5c41a3

#45317a

#2e2152

#171029

Tints

Color #9b87cf mixed toward white.

#ac9bd7

#bcafdf

#cdc3e7

#ded7ef

#eeebf7

Tones

Color #9b87cf mixed toward gray.

#9e8dc9

#a093c3

#a399bd

#a69fb7

#a8a5b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393c1 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#9495bd · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#9ab4b2 · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b87cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b87cf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#9b87cf (#9b87cf) is rgb(155, 135, 207) in RGB.

No, #9b87cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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