#9c7ae4

Color #9c7ae4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 3.85 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9c7ae4

RGB

rgb(156, 122, 228)

HSL

hsl(259.2, 66.3%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.2, 46.5%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.6%, 46.5%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(58.59, 35.74, -49.34)

LCH

lch(58.59, 60.92, 305.92)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.1554, 296.7)

HWB

hwb(259.2, 47.8%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2e47a

Analogous

#7a8de4

#9c7ae4

#d17ae4

Triadic

#9c7ae4

#e49c7a

#7ae49c

Split-complementary

#9c7ae4

#e4d17a

#8de47a

Tetradic

#9c7ae4

#e47ac2

#c2e47a

#7ae49c

Square

#9c7ae4

#e47a8d

#c2e47a

#7ae4d1

Shades

Color #9c7ae4 mixed toward black.

#7849da

#5927c2

#431d91

#2c1461

#160a30

Tints

Color #9c7ae4 mixed toward white.

#ac90e9

#bda6ed

#cdbcf2

#ded3f6

#eee9fb

Tones

Color #9c7ae4 mixed toward gray.

#9f83db

#a28cd2

#a594c9

#a99dc1

#aca6b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8ed1 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#9093cc · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#9bc0bb · ΔE 31.3

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 25.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c7ae4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c7ae4]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Rebecca Purple #663399

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#9c7ae4 (#9c7ae4) is rgb(156, 122, 228) in RGB.

No, #9c7ae4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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