#9f7fa9

Color #9f7fa9

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.65 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9f7fa9

RGB

rgb(159, 127, 169)

HSL

hsl(285.7, 19.6%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.7, 24.9%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.9%, 24.9%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(57.48, 20.08, -17.63)

LCH

lch(57.48, 26.72, 318.72)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0714, 318.01)

HWB

hwb(285.7, 49.8%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89a97f

Analogous

#8a7fa9

#9f7fa9

#a97f9e

Triadic

#9f7fa9

#a99f7f

#7fa99f

Split-complementary

#9f7fa9

#9ea97f

#7fa98a

Tetradic

#9f7fa9

#a97f89

#89a97f

#7fa99f

Square

#9f7fa9

#a98a7f

#89a97f

#7f9ea9

Shades

Color #9f7fa9 mixed toward black.

#886393

#6d4f76

#523b58

#36283b

#1b141d

Tints

Color #9f7fa9 mixed toward white.

#af94b7

#bfaac6

#cfbfd4

#dfd4e2

#efeaf1

Tones

Color #9f7fa9 mixed toward gray.

#9d82a5

#9b86a2

#99899e

#988d9b

#969097

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292a0 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#94969e · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#9e9997 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f7fa9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f7fa9]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#9f7fa9 (#9f7fa9) is rgb(159, 127, 169) in RGB.

No, #9f7fa9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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