#9c5bad

Color #9c5bad

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 18.35 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9c5bad

RGB

rgb(156, 91, 173)

HSL

hsl(287.6, 33.3%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.6, 47.4%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 47.4%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(48.97, 40.3, -33.11)

LCH

lch(48.97, 52.16, 320.59)

OKLCH

oklch(57.7%, 0.1397, 319.03)

HWB

hwb(287.6, 35.7%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6cad5b

Analogous

#735bad

#9c5bad

#ad5b95

Triadic

#9c5bad

#ad9c5b

#5bad9c

Split-complementary

#9c5bad

#95ad5b

#5bad73

Tetradic

#9c5bad

#ad5b6c

#6cad5b

#5bad9c

Square

#9c5bad

#ad735b

#6cad5b

#5b95ad

Shades

Color #9c5bad mixed toward black.

#844993

#693b75

#4f2c58

#351d3b

#1a0f1d

Tints

Color #9c5bad mixed toward white.

#ad76bb

#bd92c8

#ceadd6

#dec8e4

#efe4f1

Tones

Color #9c5bad mixed toward gray.

#9862a6

#94699f

#907099

#8c7692

#887d8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.51:1

White text reads better on this background (4.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85849e · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#888c9a · ΔE 21.3

Tritanopia

#9a918e · ΔE 27.5

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 24.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c5bad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c5bad]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#9c5bad (#9c5bad) is rgb(156, 91, 173) in RGB.

No, #9c5bad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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