#9f88bb

Color #9f88bb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.95 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#9f88bb

RGB

rgb(159, 136, 187)

HSL

hsl(267.1, 27.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.1, 27.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 27.3%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(60.4, 18.79, -23.43)

LCH

lch(60.4, 30.03, 308.73)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0782, 304.95)

HWB

hwb(267.1, 53.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4bb88

Analogous

#888abb

#9f88bb

#b888bb

Triadic

#9f88bb

#bb9f88

#88bb9f

Split-complementary

#9f88bb

#bbb888

#8abb88

Tetradic

#9f88bb

#bb88a4

#a4bb88

#88bb9f

Square

#9f88bb

#bb888a

#a4bb88

#88bbb8

Shades

Color #9f88bb mixed toward black.

#8366a7

#694e89

#4f3b67

#342744

#1a1422

Tints

Color #9f88bb mixed toward white.

#af9cc6

#bfb0d2

#cfc3dd

#dfd7e8

#efebf4

Tones

Color #9f88bb mixed toward gray.

#9f8cb7

#a090b2

#a095ae

#a199aa

#a19da6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9695b0 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#9799ae · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#9ea7a5 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f88bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f88bb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9f88bb (#9f88bb) is rgb(159, 136, 187) in RGB.

No, #9f88bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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