#9e6b99

Color #9e6b99

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 22.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9e6b99

RGB

rgb(158, 107, 153)

HSL

hsl(305.9, 20.8%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.9, 32.3%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 3.2%, 38%)

LAB

lab(51.93, 28, -16.79)

LCH

lch(51.93, 32.65, 329.05)

OKLCH

oklch(59.7%, 0.0908, 330.08)

HWB

hwb(305.9, 42%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b9e70

Analogous

#8a6b9e

#9e6b99

#9e6b80

Triadic

#9e6b99

#999e6b

#6b999e

Split-complementary

#9e6b99

#809e6b

#6b9e8a

Tetradic

#9e6b99

#9e706b

#6b9e70

#6b999e

Square

#9e6b99

#9e8a6b

#6b9e70

#6b809e

Shades

Color #9e6b99 mixed toward black.

#855881

#6b4667

#50354d

#352334

#1b121a

Tints

Color #9e6b99 mixed toward white.

#ae84aa

#be9cbb

#cfb5cc

#dfcedd

#efe6ee

Tones

Color #9e6b99 mixed toward gray.

#9a6f96

#967492

#91788f

#8d7c8b

#898088

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8a90 · ΔE 20

Deuteranopia

#8e918d · ΔE 27.8

Tritanopia

#9c8886 · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e6b99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e6b99]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#9e6b99 (#9e6b99) is rgb(158, 107, 153) in RGB.

No, #9e6b99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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