#9d7ab1

Color #9d7ab1

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.15 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 14

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Conversions

HEX

#9d7ab1

RGB

rgb(157, 122, 177)

HSL

hsl(278.2, 26.1%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.2, 31.1%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 31.1%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(56.35, 23.98, -23.96)

LCH

lch(56.35, 33.9, 315.02)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.0894, 312.83)

HWB

hwb(278.2, 47.8%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8eb17a

Analogous

#817ab1

#9d7ab1

#b17aa9

Triadic

#9d7ab1

#b19d7a

#7ab19d

Split-complementary

#9d7ab1

#a9b17a

#7ab181

Tetradic

#9d7ab1

#b17a8e

#8eb17a

#7ab19d

Square

#9d7ab1

#b1817a

#8eb17a

#7aa9b1

Shades

Color #9d7ab1 mixed toward black.

#855c9d

#6b4a7e

#50375e

#35253f

#1b121f

Tints

Color #9d7ab1 mixed toward white.

#ad90be

#bea6cb

#cebcd8

#ded3e5

#efe9f2

Tones

Color #9d7ab1 mixed toward gray.

#9c7eac

#9a83a8

#9988a3

#988c9f

#97919a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8fa6 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#9194a3 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#9b9c9a · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 21.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9d7ab1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d7ab1]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9d7ab1 (#9d7ab1) is rgb(157, 122, 177) in RGB.

No, #9d7ab1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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