#9f879d

Color #9f879d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9f879d

RGB

rgb(159, 135, 157)

HSL

hsl(305, 11.1%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305, 15.1%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.1%, 1.3%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(59.1, 13.09, -8.3)

LCH

lch(59.1, 15.5, 327.62)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0426, 328.74)

HWB

hwb(305, 52.9%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#879f89

Analogous

#95879f

#9f879d

#9f8791

Triadic

#9f879d

#9d9f87

#879d9f

Split-complementary

#9f879d

#919f87

#879f95

Tetradic

#9f879d

#9f8987

#879f89

#879d9f

Square

#9f879d

#9f9587

#879f89

#87919f

Shades

Color #9f879d mixed toward black.

#886d86

#6d576b

#524150

#362c35

#1b161b

Tints

Color #9f879d mixed toward white.

#af9bad

#bfafbe

#cfc3ce

#dfd7de

#efebef

Tones

Color #9f879d mixed toward gray.

#9d899b

#9b8b9a

#998d98

#978f96

#959195

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#959598 · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#979897 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#9e9493 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f879d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f879d]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#9f879d (#9f879d) is rgb(159, 135, 157) in RGB.

No, #9f879d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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