#9538db

Color #9538db

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 6.64 Nearest Tailwind class purple-600 #9810fa · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9538db

RGB

rgb(149, 56, 219)

HSL

hsl(274.2, 69.4%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.2, 74.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(32%, 74.4%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(44.71, 65.36, -66.6)

LCH

lch(44.71, 93.31, 314.46)

OKLCH

oklch(55.3%, 0.2339, 305.92)

HWB

hwb(274.2, 22%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7edb38

Analogous

#4338db

#9538db

#db38d0

Triadic

#9538db

#db9538

#38db95

Split-complementary

#9538db

#d0db38

#38db43

Tetradic

#9538db

#db387e

#7edb38

#38db95

Square

#9538db

#db4338

#7edb38

#38d0db

Shades

Color #9538db mixed toward black.

#7e23c2

#651c9b

#4b1574

#320e4e

#190727

Tints

Color #9538db mixed toward white.

#a759e1

#b87ae7

#ca9bed

#dcbdf3

#eddef9

Tones

Color #9538db mixed toward gray.

#9345cd

#9153c0

#8f61b2

#8d6ea5

#8b7c97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.87:1

White text reads better on this background (5.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7877c3 · ΔE 17.7

Deuteranopia

#7c82bd · ΔE 21.5

Tritanopia

#92ada8 · ΔE 37.2

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 30.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9538db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9538db]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9538db (#9538db) is rgb(149, 56, 219) in RGB.

No, #9538db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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