#9d5e96

Color #9d5e96

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 24.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9d5e96

RGB

rgb(157, 94, 150)

HSL

hsl(306.7, 25.1%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.7, 40.1%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 4.5%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(48.73, 34.41, -19.92)

LCH

lch(48.73, 39.76, 329.93)

OKLCH

oklch(57.2%, 0.1114, 331)

HWB

hwb(306.7, 36.9%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e9d65

Analogous

#845e9d

#9d5e96

#9d5e76

Triadic

#9d5e96

#969d5e

#5e969d

Split-complementary

#9d5e96

#769d5e

#5e9d84

Tetradic

#9d5e96

#9d655e

#5e9d65

#5e969d

Square

#9d5e96

#9d845e

#5e9d65

#5e769d

Shades

Color #9d5e96 mixed toward black.

#834e7d

#693f64

#4e2f4b

#341f32

#1a1019

Tints

Color #9d5e96 mixed toward white.

#ae78a8

#be93b9

#ceaecb

#dfc9dc

#efe4ee

Tones

Color #9d5e96 mixed toward gray.

#986392

#92688e

#8d6e8a

#887386

#837882

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.48:1

White text reads better on this background (4.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86868b · ΔE 22.6

Deuteranopia

#8a8e88 · ΔE 31.5

Tritanopia

#9b827f · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d5e96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d5e96]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#9d5e96 (#9d5e96) is rgb(157, 94, 150) in RGB.

No, #9d5e96 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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