#9515d1

Color #9515d1

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Violet #9400d3 · ΔE 4 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9515d1

RGB

rgb(149, 21, 209)

HSL

hsl(280.9, 81.7%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.9, 90%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.7%, 90%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(40.46, 73.41, -67.77)

LCH

lch(40.46, 99.91, 317.29)

OKLCH

oklch(52.1%, 0.2523, 310.19)

HWB

hwb(280.9, 8.2%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#51d115

Analogous

#3715d1

#9515d1

#d115af

Triadic

#9515d1

#d19515

#15d195

Split-complementary

#9515d1

#afd115

#15d137

Tetradic

#9515d1

#d11551

#51d115

#15d195

Square

#9515d1

#d13715

#51d115

#15afd1

Shades

Color #9515d1 mixed toward black.

#7c12ae

#630e8b

#4b0b68

#320746

#190423

Tints

Color #9515d1 mixed toward white.

#ad2bea

#bd55ee

#ce80f2

#deaaf6

#efd5fb

Tones

Color #9515d1 mixed toward gray.

#8f25c1

#8a34b2

#8444a2

#7e5492

#796383

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.31:1

White text reads better on this background (6.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7473b9 · ΔE 20.9

Deuteranopia

#797fb3 · ΔE 25.1

Tritanopia

#92a39d · ΔE 39.9

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 30.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9515d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9515d1]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9515d1 (#9515d1) is rgb(149, 21, 209) in RGB.

No, #9515d1 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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