#9d85b1

Color #9d85b1

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9d85b1

RGB

rgb(157, 133, 177)

HSL

hsl(272.7, 22%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.7, 24.9%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 24.9%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(59.08, 17.65, -19.77)

LCH

lch(59.08, 26.5, 311.76)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.0696, 309.23)

HWB

hwb(272.7, 52.2%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99b185

Analogous

#8785b1

#9d85b1

#b185af

Triadic

#9d85b1

#b19d85

#85b19d

Split-complementary

#9d85b1

#afb185

#85b187

Tetradic

#9d85b1

#b18599

#99b185

#85b19d

Square

#9d85b1

#b18785

#99b185

#85afb1

Shades

Color #9d85b1 mixed toward black.

#84669d

#69517e

#4f3c5f

#35283f

#1a1420

Tints

Color #9d85b1 mixed toward white.

#ad99be

#beaecb

#cec2d8

#ded6e5

#efebf2

Tones

Color #9d85b1 mixed toward gray.

#9d89ad

#9c8caa

#9c90a6

#9c94a2

#9b979f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393a8 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#9596a5 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#9ca09e · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d85b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d85b1]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#9d85b1 (#9d85b1) is rgb(157, 133, 177) in RGB.

No, #9d85b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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