#9e4ec3

Color #9e4ec3

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 8.96 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9e4ec3

RGB

rgb(158, 78, 195)

HSL

hsl(281, 49.4%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281, 60%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 60%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(47.83, 52.24, -47.7)

LCH

lch(47.83, 70.74, 317.6)

OKLCH

oklch(57.3%, 0.1849, 313.64)

HWB

hwb(281, 30.6%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#73c34e

Analogous

#634ec3

#9e4ec3

#c34eae

Triadic

#9e4ec3

#c39e4e

#4ec39e

Split-complementary

#9e4ec3

#aec34e

#4ec363

Tetradic

#9e4ec3

#c34e73

#73c34e

#4ec39e

Square

#9e4ec3

#c3634e

#73c34e

#4eaec3

Shades

Color #9e4ec3 mixed toward black.

#863aaa

#6b2e88

#512366

#361744

#1b0c22

Tints

Color #9e4ec3 mixed toward white.

#ae6bcd

#be89d7

#cea6e1

#dfc4eb

#efe1f5

Tones

Color #9e4ec3 mixed toward gray.

#9a58b9

#9761af

#936ba6

#90759c

#8c7f92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.33:1

White text reads better on this background (4.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8382b0 · ΔE 18.3

Deuteranopia

#878cab · ΔE 21.8

Tritanopia

#9b9e9a · ΔE 36.1

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 27.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e4ec3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e4ec3]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9e4ec3 (#9e4ec3) is rgb(158, 78, 195) in RGB.

No, #9e4ec3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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