#9f77ab

Color #9f77ab

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 14.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9f77ab

RGB

rgb(159, 119, 171)

HSL

hsl(286.2, 23.6%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.2, 30.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 30.4%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(55.59, 25.08, -21.66)

LCH

lch(55.59, 33.14, 319.18)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.0887, 318.29)

HWB

hwb(286.2, 46.7%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#83ab77

Analogous

#8577ab

#9f77ab

#ab779d

Triadic

#9f77ab

#ab9f77

#77ab9f

Split-complementary

#9f77ab

#9dab77

#77ab85

Tetradic

#9f77ab

#ab7783

#83ab77

#77ab9f

Square

#9f77ab

#ab8577

#83ab77

#779dab

Shades

Color #9f77ab mixed toward black.

#885c95

#6d4a78

#52375a

#37253c

#1b121e

Tints

Color #9f77ab mixed toward white.

#af8eb9

#bfa4c7

#cfbbd5

#dfd2e3

#efe8f1

Tones

Color #9f77ab mixed toward gray.

#9d7ba7

#9a80a2

#98849e

#96889a

#938d95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8fa0 · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#92949e · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#9d9795 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f77ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f77ab]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#9f77ab (#9f77ab) is rgb(159, 119, 171) in RGB.

No, #9f77ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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