#9b6cb2

Color #9b6cb2

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 20.9 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9b6cb2

RGB

rgb(155, 108, 178)

HSL

hsl(280.3, 31.2%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.3, 39.3%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.9%, 39.3%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(52.85, 31.57, -29.97)

LCH

lch(52.85, 43.53, 316.49)

OKLCH

oklch(60.6%, 0.1151, 314.05)

HWB

hwb(280.3, 42.4%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#83b26c

Analogous

#786cb2

#9b6cb2

#b26ca6

Triadic

#9b6cb2

#b29b6c

#6cb29b

Split-complementary

#9b6cb2

#a6b26c

#6cb278

Tetradic

#9b6cb2

#b26c83

#83b26c

#6cb29b

Square

#9b6cb2

#b2786c

#83b26c

#6ca6b2

Shades

Color #9b6cb2 mixed toward black.

#84529c

#6a427d

#4f315e

#35213f

#1a101f

Tints

Color #9b6cb2 mixed toward white.

#ac85bf

#bc9dcc

#cdb6d8

#decee5

#eee7f2

Tones

Color #9b6cb2 mixed toward gray.

#9972ac

#9778a6

#957ea1

#93839b

#918995

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989a5 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#8c8fa1 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#999996 · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b6cb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b6cb2]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9b6cb2 (#9b6cb2) is rgb(155, 108, 178) in RGB.

No, #9b6cb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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