#9d87b5

Color #9d87b5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.4 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9d87b5

RGB

rgb(157, 135, 181)

HSL

hsl(268.7, 23.7%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.7, 25.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 25.4%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(59.74, 17.38, -21.05)

LCH

lch(59.74, 27.3, 309.54)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0713, 306.28)

HWB

hwb(268.7, 52.9%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fb587

Analogous

#8788b5

#9d87b5

#b487b5

Triadic

#9d87b5

#b59d87

#87b59d

Split-complementary

#9d87b5

#b5b487

#88b587

Tetradic

#9d87b5

#b5879f

#9fb587

#87b59d

Square

#9d87b5

#b58788

#9fb587

#87b5b4

Shades

Color #9d87b5 mixed toward black.

#8267a1

#685082

#4e3c62

#342841

#1a1421

Tints

Color #9d87b5 mixed toward white.

#ad9bc1

#beafce

#cec3da

#ded7e6

#efebf3

Tones

Color #9d87b5 mixed toward gray.

#9d8bb1

#9d8fad

#9e93aa

#9e96a6

#9e9aa2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494ab · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#9597a9 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#9ca3a1 · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d87b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d87b5]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9d87b5 (#9d87b5) is rgb(157, 135, 181) in RGB.

No, #9d87b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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