#9f5d8e

Color #9f5d8e

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 23.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9f5d8e

RGB

rgb(159, 93, 142)

HSL

hsl(315.5, 26.2%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(315.5, 41.5%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 41.5%, 10.7%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(48.45, 34.19, -15.57)

LCH

lch(48.45, 37.57, 335.52)

OKLCH

oklch(56.9%, 0.1075, 337.18)

HWB

hwb(315.5, 36.5%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d9f6e

Analogous

#8f5d9f

#9f5d8e

#9f5d6d

Triadic

#9f5d8e

#8e9f5d

#5d8e9f

Split-complementary

#9f5d8e

#6d9f5d

#5d9f8f

Tetradic

#9f5d8e

#9f6e5d

#5d9f6e

#5d8e9f

Square

#9f5d8e

#9f8f5d

#5d9f6e

#5d6d9f

Shades

Color #9f5d8e mixed toward black.

#844d76

#6a3e5f

#4f2e47

#351f2f

#1a0f18

Tints

Color #9f5d8e mixed toward white.

#b077a1

#c092b4

#cfaec7

#dfc9d9

#efe4ec

Tones

Color #9f5d8e mixed toward gray.

#99628b

#946889

#8e6d86

#897383

#837881

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.43:1

White text reads better on this background (4.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#878784 · ΔE 26.6

Deuteranopia

#8b8f82 · ΔE 34.8

Tritanopia

#9d7c7a · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 23.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9f5d8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f5d8e]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Orchid #da70d6

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#9f5d8e (#9f5d8e) is rgb(159, 93, 142) in RGB.

No, #9f5d8e 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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