#9c1dcd

Color #9c1dcd

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 7.75 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9c1dcd

RGB

rgb(156, 29, 205)

HSL

hsl(283.3, 75.2%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.3, 85.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 85.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(41.78, 72.04, -63.26)

LCH

lch(41.78, 95.87, 318.71)

OKLCH

oklch(53.1%, 0.2465, 313.36)

HWB

hwb(283.3, 11.4%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4ecd1d

Analogous

#441dcd

#9c1dcd

#cd1da6

Triadic

#9c1dcd

#cd9c1d

#1dcd9c

Split-complementary

#9c1dcd

#a6cd1d

#1dcd44

Tetradic

#9c1dcd

#cd1d4e

#4ecd1d

#1dcd9c

Square

#9c1dcd

#cd441d

#4ecd1d

#1da6cd

Shades

Color #9c1dcd mixed toward black.

#8218ab

#681389

#4e0f67

#340a44

#1a0522

Tints

Color #9c1dcd mixed toward white.

#b236e2

#c25ee8

#d186ee

#e0aef4

#f0d7f9

Tones

Color #9c1dcd mixed toward gray.

#962cbe

#8f3ab0

#8949a1

#825892

#7c6684

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.47:1

White text reads better on this background (6.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a79b6 · ΔE 22.2

Deuteranopia

#7f85af · ΔE 26.5

Tritanopia

#99a09b · ΔE 39.2

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 30.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c1dcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c1dcd]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9c1dcd (#9c1dcd) is rgb(156, 29, 205) in RGB.

No, #9c1dcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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