#9c5cad

Color #9c5cad

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 18.49 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9c5cad

RGB

rgb(156, 92, 173)

HSL

hsl(287.4, 33.1%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.4, 46.8%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 46.8%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(49.18, 39.75, -32.78)

LCH

lch(49.18, 51.52, 320.49)

OKLCH

oklch(57.8%, 0.138, 318.97)

HWB

hwb(287.4, 36.1%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6dad5c

Analogous

#745cad

#9c5cad

#ad5c96

Triadic

#9c5cad

#ad9c5c

#5cad9c

Split-complementary

#9c5cad

#96ad5c

#5cad74

Tetradic

#9c5cad

#ad5c6d

#6dad5c

#5cad9c

Square

#9c5cad

#ad745c

#6dad5c

#5c96ad

Shades

Color #9c5cad mixed toward black.

#844a93

#693b76

#4f2c58

#351e3b

#1a0f1d

Tints

Color #9c5cad mixed toward white.

#ad77bb

#bd92c8

#ceaed6

#dec9e4

#efe4f1

Tones

Color #9c5cad mixed toward gray.

#9863a6

#946aa0

#907099

#8c7792

#897e8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.55:1

White text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85859e · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#888d9a · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#9a918e · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 24.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c5cad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c5cad]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#9c5cad (#9c5cad) is rgb(156, 92, 173) in RGB.

No, #9c5cad 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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