#9c78a2

Color #9c78a2

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9c78a2

RGB

rgb(156, 120, 162)

HSL

hsl(291.4, 18.4%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.4, 25.9%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 25.9%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(55.19, 21.64, -17.1)

LCH

lch(55.19, 27.58, 321.68)

OKLCH

oklch(62.2%, 0.0744, 321.54)

HWB

hwb(291.4, 47.1%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7ea278

Analogous

#8778a2

#9c78a2

#a27893

Triadic

#9c78a2

#a29c78

#78a29c

Split-complementary

#9c78a2

#93a278

#78a287

Tetradic

#9c78a2

#a2787e

#7ea278

#78a29c

Square

#9c78a2

#a28778

#7ea278

#7893a2

Shades

Color #9c78a2 mixed toward black.

#85608b

#6a4d6f

#503a53

#352638

#1b131c

Tints

Color #9c78a2 mixed toward white.

#ac8fb1

#bda5c1

#cdbcd0

#ded2e0

#eee9ef

Tones

Color #9c78a2 mixed toward gray.

#997c9e

#977f9b

#948398

#928694

#908a91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8e99 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#909297 · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#9a9290 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c78a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c78a2]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#9c78a2 (#9c78a2) is rgb(156, 120, 162) in RGB.

No, #9c78a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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