#9f87b5

Color #9f87b5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#9f87b5

RGB

rgb(159, 135, 181)

HSL

hsl(271.3, 23.7%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.3, 25.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 25.4%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(59.92, 18.04, -20.75)

LCH

lch(59.92, 27.5, 311)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.072, 308.18)

HWB

hwb(271.3, 52.9%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9db587

Analogous

#8887b5

#9f87b5

#b587b4

Triadic

#9f87b5

#b59f87

#87b59f

Split-complementary

#9f87b5

#b4b587

#87b588

Tetradic

#9f87b5

#b5879d

#9db587

#87b59f

Square

#9f87b5

#b58887

#9db587

#87b4b5

Shades

Color #9f87b5 mixed toward black.

#8567a1

#6a5082

#503c62

#352841

#1b1421

Tints

Color #9f87b5 mixed toward white.

#af9bc1

#bfafce

#cfc3da

#dfd7e6

#efebf3

Tones

Color #9f87b5 mixed toward gray.

#9f8bb1

#9f8fad

#9f93aa

#9e96a6

#9e9aa2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595ab · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#9798a9 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#9ea3a1 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 19

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9f87b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f87b5]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#9f87b5 (#9f87b5) is rgb(159, 135, 181) in RGB.

No, #9f87b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #9f87b5, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast