#9f79bc

Color #9f79bc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.93 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9f79bc

RGB

rgb(159, 121, 188)

HSL

hsl(274, 33.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274, 35.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.4%, 35.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(56.76, 27.61, -29.61)

LCH

lch(56.76, 40.49, 313)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.106, 309.64)

HWB

hwb(274, 47.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96bc79

Analogous

#7e79bc

#9f79bc

#bc79b8

Triadic

#9f79bc

#bc9f79

#79bc9f

Split-complementary

#9f79bc

#b8bc79

#79bc7e

Tetradic

#9f79bc

#bc7996

#96bc79

#79bc9f

Square

#9f79bc

#bc7e79

#96bc79

#79b8bc

Shades

Color #9f79bc mixed toward black.

#8657ab

#6c4589

#513467

#362245

#1b1122

Tints

Color #9f79bc mixed toward white.

#af8fc7

#bfa6d2

#cfbcdd

#dfd2e9

#efe9f4

Tones

Color #9f79bc mixed toward gray.

#9e7fb6

#9e84b1

#9d8aab

#9c8fa6

#9b95a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090af · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#9295ab · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#9da3a1 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f79bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f79bc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9f79bc (#9f79bc) is rgb(159, 121, 188) in RGB.

No, #9f79bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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