#9b23e3

Color #9b23e3

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Violet #9400d3 · ΔE 5.02 Nearest Tailwind class purple-600 #9810fa · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9b23e3

RGB

rgb(155, 35, 227)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 77.4%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 84.6%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.7%, 84.6%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(43.82, 74.75, -72.56)

LCH

lch(43.82, 104.18, 315.85)

OKLCH

oklch(55%, 0.2603, 307.48)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 13.7%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6be323

Analogous

#3b23e3

#9b23e3

#e323cb

Triadic

#9b23e3

#e39b23

#23e39b

Split-complementary

#9b23e3

#cbe323

#23e33b

Tetradic

#9b23e3

#e3236b

#6be323

#23e39b

Square

#9b23e3

#e33b23

#6be323

#23cbe3

Shades

Color #9b23e3 mixed toward black.

#8219c2

#68149b

#4e0f74

#340a4e

#1a0527

Tints

Color #9b23e3 mixed toward white.

#ac48e8

#bc6cec

#cd91f1

#deb6f6

#eedafa

Tones

Color #9b23e3 mixed toward gray.

#9733d3

#9343c3

#8f53b3

#8b63a3

#877393

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.74:1

White text reads better on this background (5.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a79c9 · ΔE 20.1

Deuteranopia

#7f85c3 · ΔE 24.1

Tritanopia

#98b2ac · ΔE 39.8

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 31.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b23e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b23e3]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9b23e3 (#9b23e3) is rgb(155, 35, 227) in RGB.

No, #9b23e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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