#9966b3

Color #9966b3

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.64 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9966b3

RGB

rgb(153, 102, 179)

HSL

hsl(279.7, 33.6%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.7, 43%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.5%, 43%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(51.3, 34.58, -32.98)

LCH

lch(51.3, 47.79, 316.36)

OKLCH

oklch(59.4%, 0.1259, 313.52)

HWB

hwb(279.7, 40%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#80b366

Analogous

#7266b3

#9966b3

#b366a7

Triadic

#9966b3

#b39966

#66b399

Split-complementary

#9966b3

#a7b366

#66b372

Tetradic

#9966b3

#b36680

#80b366

#66b399

Square

#9966b3

#b37266

#80b366

#66a7b3

Shades

Color #9966b3 mixed toward black.

#824e9c

#683e7d

#4e2f5e

#341f3f

#1a101f

Tints

Color #9966b3 mixed toward white.

#aa80c0

#bb99cc

#ccb3d9

#ddcce6

#eee6f2

Tones

Color #9966b3 mixed toward gray.

#976cad

#9573a6

#9379a0

#918099

#8f8693

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8686a5 · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#898ca1 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#979895 · ΔE 29.1

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 24

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9966b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9966b3]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9966b3 (#9966b3) is rgb(153, 102, 179) in RGB.

No, #9966b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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