#9c6198

Color #9c6198

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 24.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9c6198

RGB

rgb(156, 97, 152)

HSL

hsl(304.1, 23.3%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.1, 37.8%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.8%, 2.6%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(49.36, 32.78, -20.16)

LCH

lch(49.36, 38.48, 328.41)

OKLCH

oklch(57.7%, 0.1069, 329.24)

HWB

hwb(304.1, 38%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#619c65

Analogous

#83619c

#9c6198

#9c617a

Triadic

#9c6198

#989c61

#61989c

Split-complementary

#9c6198

#7a9c61

#619c83

Tetradic

#9c6198

#9c6561

#619c65

#61989c

Square

#9c6198

#9c8361

#619c65

#617a9c

Shades

Color #9c6198 mixed toward black.

#82517f

#684165

#4e314c

#342033

#1a1019

Tints

Color #9c6198 mixed toward white.

#ad7ba9

#bd95bb

#ceb0cc

#decadd

#efe5ee

Tones

Color #9c6198 mixed toward gray.

#976694

#926b8f

#8d708b

#887587

#837a83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.58:1

White text reads better on this background (4.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86868d · ΔE 21.5

Deuteranopia

#8a8e8a · ΔE 30

Tritanopia

#9a8482 · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c6198;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c6198]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#9c6198 (#9c6198) is rgb(156, 97, 152) in RGB.

No, #9c6198 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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