#9e6fb5

Color #9e6fb5

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 20.92 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9e6fb5

RGB

rgb(158, 111, 181)

HSL

hsl(280.3, 32.1%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.3, 38.7%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 38.7%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(54, 31.46, -29.89)

LCH

lch(54, 43.4, 316.47)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.1147, 314.08)

HWB

hwb(280.3, 43.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86b56f

Analogous

#7b6fb5

#9e6fb5

#b56fa9

Triadic

#9e6fb5

#b59e6f

#6fb59e

Split-complementary

#9e6fb5

#a9b56f

#6fb57b

Tetradic

#9e6fb5

#b56f86

#86b56f

#6fb59e

Square

#9e6fb5

#b57b6f

#86b56f

#6fa9b5

Shades

Color #9e6fb5 mixed toward black.

#8753a1

#6c4281

#513261

#362140

#1b1120

Tints

Color #9e6fb5 mixed toward white.

#ae87c1

#be9fce

#cfb7da

#dfcfe6

#efe7f3

Tones

Color #9e6fb5 mixed toward gray.

#9c75af

#9a7ba9

#9881a4

#96869e

#948c98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8ca7 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#8f92a4 · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#9c9c99 · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e6fb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e6fb5]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9e6fb5 (#9e6fb5) is rgb(158, 111, 181) in RGB.

No, #9e6fb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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