#9f84ab

Color #9f84ab

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 20.87 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9f84ab

RGB

rgb(159, 132, 171)

HSL

hsl(281.5, 18.8%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.5, 22.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 22.8%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(58.8, 17.63, -16.76)

LCH

lch(58.8, 24.33, 316.45)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0646, 315.38)

HWB

hwb(281.5, 51.8%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#90ab84

Analogous

#8b84ab

#9f84ab

#ab84a3

Triadic

#9f84ab

#ab9f84

#84ab9f

Split-complementary

#9f84ab

#a3ab84

#84ab8b

Tetradic

#9f84ab

#ab8490

#90ab84

#84ab9f

Square

#9f84ab

#ab8b84

#90ab84

#84a3ab

Shades

Color #9f84ab mixed toward black.

#876696

#6c5278

#513d5a

#36293c

#1b141e

Tints

Color #9f84ab mixed toward white.

#af99b9

#bfadc7

#cfc2d5

#dfd6e3

#efebf1

Tones

Color #9f84ab mixed toward gray.

#9e87a8

#9c8aa4

#9b8ea1

#9a919e

#99949b

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

#9494a3 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#9698a1 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#9e9c9a · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f84ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f84ab]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9f84ab (#9f84ab) is rgb(159, 132, 171) in RGB.

No, #9f84ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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