#9e6598

Color #9e6598

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 23.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9e6598

RGB

rgb(158, 101, 152)

HSL

hsl(306.3, 22.7%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.3, 36.1%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36.1%, 3.8%, 38%)

LAB

lab(50.5, 31.21, -18.38)

LCH

lch(50.5, 36.22, 329.51)

OKLCH

oklch(58.6%, 0.1011, 330.54)

HWB

hwb(306.3, 39.6%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#659e6b

Analogous

#88659e

#9e6598

#9e657c

Triadic

#9e6598

#989e65

#65989e

Split-complementary

#9e6598

#7c9e65

#659e88

Tetradic

#9e6598

#9e6b65

#659e6b

#65989e

Square

#9e6598

#9e8865

#659e6b

#657c9e

Shades

Color #9e6598 mixed toward black.

#84537f

#6a4366

#4f324c

#352133

#1a1119

Tints

Color #9e6598 mixed toward white.

#ae7fa9

#be98ba

#cfb2cc

#dfccdd

#efe5ee

Tones

Color #9e6598 mixed toward gray.

#996a94

#956f91

#90738d

#8b7889

#867d85

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89898e · ΔE 21.7

Deuteranopia

#8c908b · ΔE 30.1

Tritanopia

#9c8583 · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 22.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e6598;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e6598]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#9e6598 (#9e6598) is rgb(158, 101, 152) in RGB.

No, #9e6598 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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