#9b6e96

Color #9b6e96

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 23.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9b6e96

RGB

rgb(155, 110, 150)

HSL

hsl(306.7, 18.4%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.7, 29%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29%, 3.2%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(52.2, 24.66, -14.65)

LCH

lch(52.2, 28.68, 329.29)

OKLCH

oklch(59.8%, 0.0797, 330.38)

HWB

hwb(306.7, 43.1%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e9b73

Analogous

#8a6e9b

#9b6e96

#9b6e80

Triadic

#9b6e96

#969b6e

#6e969b

Split-complementary

#9b6e96

#809b6e

#6e9b8a

Tetradic

#9b6e96

#9b736e

#6e9b73

#6e969b

Square

#9b6e96

#9b8a6e

#6e9b73

#6e809b

Shades

Color #9b6e96 mixed toward black.

#835a7e

#694865

#4e364c

#342433

#1a1219

Tints

Color #9b6e96 mixed toward white.

#ac86a8

#bc9eb9

#cdb7cb

#decfdc

#eee7ee

Tones

Color #9b6e96 mixed toward gray.

#977293

#947690

#90798d

#8c7d8a

#888188

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a898e · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#8c8f8c · ΔE 25.8

Tritanopia

#998785 · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b6e96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b6e96]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#9b6e96 (#9b6e96) is rgb(155, 110, 150) in RGB.

No, #9b6e96 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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