#911cdb

Color #911cdb

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Violet #9400d3 · ΔE 3.85 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#911cdb

RGB

rgb(145, 28, 219)

HSL

hsl(276.8, 77.3%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.8, 87.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.8%, 87.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(41.16, 73.45, -72.4)

LCH

lch(41.16, 103.13, 315.41)

OKLCH

oklch(52.7%, 0.2557, 306.19)

HWB

hwb(276.8, 11%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#66db1c

Analogous

#321cdb

#911cdb

#db1cc5

Triadic

#911cdb

#db911c

#1cdb91

Split-complementary

#911cdb

#c5db1c

#1cdb32

Tetradic

#911cdb

#db1c66

#66db1c

#1cdb91

Square

#911cdb

#db321c

#66db1c

#1cc5db

Shades

Color #911cdb mixed toward black.

#7917b6

#611392

#490e6d

#300949

#180524

Tints

Color #911cdb mixed toward white.

#a53de6

#b763eb

#c98af0

#dbb1f5

#edd8fa

Tones

Color #911cdb mixed toward gray.

#8d2ccb

#8a3cbb

#864cab

#835c9b

#7f6c8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.39:1

White text reads better on this background (6.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7170c2 · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#767cbb · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#8eaba5 · ΔE 40.4

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 31.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #911cdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#911cdb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#911cdb (#911cdb) is rgb(145, 28, 219) in RGB.

No, #911cdb is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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