#9e85b7

Color #9e85b7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.25 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9e85b7

RGB

rgb(158, 133, 183)

HSL

hsl(270, 25.8%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 27.3%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 27.3%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(59.4, 19.3, -22.69)

LCH

lch(59.4, 29.79, 310.38)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0779, 307.12)

HWB

hwb(270, 52.2%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eb785

Analogous

#8585b7

#9e85b7

#b785b7

Triadic

#9e85b7

#b79e85

#85b79e

Split-complementary

#9e85b7

#b7b785

#85b785

Tetradic

#9e85b7

#b7859e

#9eb785

#85b79e

Square

#9e85b7

#b78585

#9eb785

#85b7b7

Shades

Color #9e85b7 mixed toward black.

#8464a4

#694e85

#4f3b63

#352742

#1a1421

Tints

Color #9e85b7 mixed toward white.

#ae99c3

#beaecf

#cfc2db

#dfd6e7

#efebf3

Tones

Color #9e85b7 mixed toward gray.

#9e89b3

#9e8daf

#9e92ab

#9e96a6

#9e9aa2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494ad · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#9597aa · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#9da4a2 · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e85b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e85b7]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9e85b7 (#9e85b7) is rgb(158, 133, 183) in RGB.

No, #9e85b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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