#9c2bd5

Color #9c2bd5

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 6.67 Nearest Tailwind class purple-600 #9810fa · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9c2bd5

RGB

rgb(156, 43, 213)

HSL

hsl(279.9, 66.9%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.9, 79.8%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.8%, 79.8%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(43.65, 69.85, -64.82)

LCH

lch(43.65, 95.29, 317.14)

OKLCH

oklch(54.6%, 0.2426, 310.72)

HWB

hwb(279.9, 16.9%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#64d52b

Analogous

#472bd5

#9c2bd5

#d52bb9

Triadic

#9c2bd5

#d59c2b

#2bd59c

Split-complementary

#9c2bd5

#b9d52b

#2bd547

Tetradic

#9c2bd5

#d52b64

#64d52b

#2bd59c

Square

#9c2bd5

#d5472b

#64d52b

#2bb9d5

Shades

Color #9c2bd5 mixed toward black.

#8223b2

#681c8e

#4e156b

#340e47

#1a0724

Tints

Color #9c2bd5 mixed toward white.

#ad4edc

#bd72e3

#ce95ea

#deb8f1

#efdcf8

Tones

Color #9c2bd5 mixed toward gray.

#9739c7

#9347b9

#8e56aa

#89649c

#85728e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.72:1

White text reads better on this background (5.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7abd · ΔE 20.6

Deuteranopia

#8086b7 · ΔE 24.7

Tritanopia

#99a7a2 · ΔE 37.8

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 30.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c2bd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c2bd5]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9c2bd5 (#9c2bd5) is rgb(156, 43, 213) in RGB.

No, #9c2bd5 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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