#9e7ab5

Color #9e7ab5

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.71 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9e7ab5

RGB

rgb(158, 122, 181)

HSL

hsl(276.6, 28.5%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.6, 32.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 32.6%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(56.61, 25.17, -25.85)

LCH

lch(56.61, 36.08, 314.24)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.0949, 311.67)

HWB

hwb(276.6, 47.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91b57a

Analogous

#807ab5

#9e7ab5

#b57aae

Triadic

#9e7ab5

#b59e7a

#7ab59e

Split-complementary

#9e7ab5

#aeb57a

#7ab580

Tetradic

#9e7ab5

#b57a91

#91b57a

#7ab59e

Square

#9e7ab5

#b5807a

#91b57a

#7aaeb5

Shades

Color #9e7ab5 mixed toward black.

#865aa2

#6b4882

#503661

#362441

#1b1220

Tints

Color #9e7ab5 mixed toward white.

#ae90c1

#bea6ce

#cebcda

#dfd3e6

#efe9f3

Tones

Color #9e7ab5 mixed toward gray.

#9d7fb0

#9c84ab

#9b89a6

#9a8ea1

#99939c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090a9 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#9294a6 · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#9c9f9d · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 21.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e7ab5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e7ab5]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9e7ab5 (#9e7ab5) is rgb(158, 122, 181) in RGB.

No, #9e7ab5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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