#9c77a4

Color #9c77a4

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.15 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9c77a4

RGB

rgb(156, 119, 164)

HSL

hsl(289.3, 19.8%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.3, 27.4%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 27.4%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(55.01, 22.62, -18.52)

LCH

lch(55.01, 29.23, 320.69)

OKLCH

oklch(62.1%, 0.0787, 320.26)

HWB

hwb(289.3, 46.7%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7fa477

Analogous

#8677a4

#9c77a4

#a47796

Triadic

#9c77a4

#a49c77

#77a49c

Split-complementary

#9c77a4

#96a477

#77a486

Tetradic

#9c77a4

#a4777f

#7fa477

#77a49c

Square

#9c77a4

#a48677

#7fa477

#7796a4

Shades

Color #9c77a4 mixed toward black.

#855f8d

#6a4c71

#503955

#352639

#1b131c

Tints

Color #9c77a4 mixed toward white.

#ac8eb3

#bda4c2

#cdbbd1

#ded2e1

#eee8f0

Tones

Color #9c77a4 mixed toward gray.

#9a7ba0

#977f9d

#958299

#928695

#908a91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d9b · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#909298 · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#9a9391 · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c77a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c77a4]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#9c77a4 (#9c77a4) is rgb(156, 119, 164) in RGB.

No, #9c77a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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