#966eb6

Color #966eb6

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 19.38 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#966eb6

RGB

rgb(150, 110, 182)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 33%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 39.6%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 39.6%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(52.96, 29.77, -32.14)

LCH

lch(52.96, 43.81, 312.81)

OKLCH

oklch(60.7%, 0.1143, 308.86)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 43.1%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8eb66e

Analogous

#726eb6

#966eb6

#b66eb2

Triadic

#966eb6

#b6966e

#6eb696

Split-complementary

#966eb6

#b2b66e

#6eb672

Tetradic

#966eb6

#b66e8e

#8eb66e

#6eb696

Square

#966eb6

#b6726e

#8eb66e

#6eb2b6

Shades

Color #966eb6 mixed toward black.

#7e52a2

#654182

#4c3161

#322141

#191020

Tints

Color #966eb6 mixed toward white.

#a886c2

#b99ece

#cbb7db

#dccfe7

#eee7f3

Tones

Color #966eb6 mixed toward gray.

#9574b0

#957aaa

#9480a4

#93869e

#938c98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8786a8 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#898ca5 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#949c99 · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #966eb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#966eb6]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#966eb6 (#966eb6) is rgb(150, 110, 182) in RGB.

No, #966eb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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