#9e78bc

Color #9e78bc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.38 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9e78bc

RGB

rgb(158, 120, 188)

HSL

hsl(273.5, 33.7%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.5, 36.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 36.2%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(56.42, 27.87, -30.14)

LCH

lch(56.42, 41.05, 312.76)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.1074, 309.22)

HWB

hwb(273.5, 47.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96bc78

Analogous

#7c78bc

#9e78bc

#bc78b8

Triadic

#9e78bc

#bc9e78

#78bc9e

Split-complementary

#9e78bc

#b8bc78

#78bc7c

Tetradic

#9e78bc

#bc7896

#96bc78

#78bc9e

Square

#9e78bc

#bc7c78

#96bc78

#78b8bc

Shades

Color #9e78bc mixed toward black.

#8556ab

#6b4489

#503367

#352245

#1b1122

Tints

Color #9e78bc mixed toward white.

#ae8ec7

#bea5d2

#cebbde

#dfd2e9

#efe8f4

Tones

Color #9e78bc mixed toward gray.

#9d7eb6

#9d83b1

#9c89ab

#9b8fa5

#9b94a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8faf · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#9194ab · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#9ca3a0 · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e78bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e78bc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#9e78bc (#9e78bc) is rgb(158, 120, 188) in RGB.

No, #9e78bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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