#9e87bf

Color #9e87bf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.65 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9e87bf

RGB

rgb(158, 135, 191)

HSL

hsl(264.6, 30.4%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.6, 29.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 29.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(60.21, 19.94, -25.99)

LCH

lch(60.21, 32.76, 307.5)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.0851, 302.96)

HWB

hwb(264.6, 52.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8bf87

Analogous

#878cbf

#9e87bf

#ba87bf

Triadic

#9e87bf

#bf9e87

#87bf9e

Split-complementary

#9e87bf

#bfba87

#8cbf87

Tetradic

#9e87bf

#bf87a8

#a8bf87

#87bf9e

Square

#9e87bf

#bf878c

#a8bf87

#87bfba

Shades

Color #9e87bf mixed toward black.

#8164ac

#674c8e

#4d396a

#332647

#1a1323

Tints

Color #9e87bf mixed toward white.

#ae9bca

#beafd4

#cec3df

#dfd7ea

#efebf4

Tones

Color #9e87bf mixed toward gray.

#9f8cba

#a090b6

#a095b1

#a19aac

#a29ea8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9594b3 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#9698b1 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#9daaa7 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e87bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e87bf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#9e87bf (#9e87bf) is rgb(158, 135, 191) in RGB.

No, #9e87bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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