#9f84aa

Color #9f84aa

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 20.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9f84aa

RGB

rgb(159, 132, 170)

HSL

hsl(282.6, 18.3%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.6, 22.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 22.4%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(58.77, 17.42, -16.24)

LCH

lch(58.77, 23.82, 317.01)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.0634, 316.02)

HWB

hwb(282.6, 51.8%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8faa84

Analogous

#8c84aa

#9f84aa

#aa84a2

Triadic

#9f84aa

#aa9f84

#84aa9f

Split-complementary

#9f84aa

#a2aa84

#84aa8c

Tetradic

#9f84aa

#aa848f

#8faa84

#84aa9f

Square

#9f84aa

#aa8c84

#8faa84

#84a2aa

Shades

Color #9f84aa mixed toward black.

#876795

#6c5277

#513e59

#36293c

#1b151e

Tints

Color #9f84aa mixed toward white.

#af98b8

#bfadc6

#cfc1d4

#dfd6e3

#efeaf1

Tones

Color #9f84aa mixed toward gray.

#9e87a7

#9c8aa4

#9b8da0

#9a919d

#98949a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494a2 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#9698a0 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#9e9b99 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 18

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9f84aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f84aa]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9f84aa (#9f84aa) is rgb(159, 132, 170) in RGB.

No, #9f84aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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