#9157ce

Color #9157ce

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 12.27 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9157ce

RGB

rgb(145, 87, 206)

HSL

hsl(269.2, 54.8%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.2, 57.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.6%, 57.8%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(48.63, 46.94, -52.85)

LCH

lch(48.63, 70.69, 311.61)

OKLCH

oklch(57.7%, 0.1796, 303.76)

HWB

hwb(269.2, 34.1%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94ce57

Analogous

#5759ce

#9157ce

#cc57ce

Triadic

#9157ce

#ce9157

#57ce91

Split-complementary

#9157ce

#cecc57

#59ce57

Tetradic

#9157ce

#ce5794

#94ce57

#57ce91

Square

#9157ce

#ce5759

#94ce57

#57cecc

Shades

Color #9157ce mixed toward black.

#7837bd

#602c97

#482171

#30164c

#180b26

Tints

Color #9157ce mixed toward white.

#a373d6

#b68fde

#c8abe7

#dac7ef

#ede3f7

Tones

Color #9157ce mixed toward gray.

#9161c4

#926bba

#9275b0

#927fa6

#92899d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.46:1

White text reads better on this background (4.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7cba · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#7f83b5 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#8fa8a4 · ΔE 32.1

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 27.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9157ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9157ce]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9157ce (#9157ce) is rgb(145, 87, 206) in RGB.

No, #9157ce 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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