#9c73b5

Color #9c73b5

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.23 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9c73b5

RGB

rgb(156, 115, 181)

HSL

hsl(277.3, 30.8%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.3, 36.5%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 36.5%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(54.73, 28.55, -28.78)

LCH

lch(54.73, 40.54, 314.77)

OKLCH

oklch(62.1%, 0.1066, 311.96)

HWB

hwb(277.3, 45.1%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cb573

Analogous

#7b73b5

#9c73b5

#b573ad

Triadic

#9c73b5

#b59c73

#73b59c

Split-complementary

#9c73b5

#adb573

#73b57b

Tetradic

#9c73b5

#b5738c

#8cb573

#73b59c

Square

#9c73b5

#b57b73

#8cb573

#73adb5

Shades

Color #9c73b5 mixed toward black.

#8455a1

#6a4481

#4f3361

#352240

#1a1120

Tints

Color #9c73b5 mixed toward white.

#ac8ac1

#bda2ce

#cdb9da

#ded0e6

#eee8f3

Tones

Color #9c73b5 mixed toward gray.

#9b78af

#997eaa

#9883a4

#97899f

#958e99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8ca8 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#8e91a5 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#9a9d9a · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 22.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c73b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c73b5]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9c73b5 (#9c73b5) is rgb(156, 115, 181) in RGB.

No, #9c73b5 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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