#9f74b9

Color #9f74b9

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.79 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#9f74b9

RGB

rgb(159, 116, 185)

HSL

hsl(277.4, 33%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.4, 37.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.1%, 37.3%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(55.45, 29.8, -29.93)

LCH

lch(55.45, 42.24, 314.88)

OKLCH

oklch(62.8%, 0.1111, 312.04)

HWB

hwb(277.4, 45.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8eb974

Analogous

#7c74b9

#9f74b9

#b974b0

Triadic

#9f74b9

#b99f74

#74b99f

Split-complementary

#9f74b9

#b0b974

#74b97c

Tetradic

#9f74b9

#b9748e

#8eb974

#74b99f

Square

#9f74b9

#b97c74

#8eb974

#74b0b9

Shades

Color #9f74b9 mixed toward black.

#8854a7

#6c4385

#513264

#362243

#1b1121

Tints

Color #9f74b9 mixed toward white.

#af8bc5

#bfa2d0

#cfb9dc

#dfd1e8

#efe8f3

Tones

Color #9f74b9 mixed toward gray.

#9e7ab3

#9c7fad

#9b85a8

#998ba2

#98919c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8eac · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#9194a8 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#9da09d · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f74b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f74b9]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9f74b9 (#9f74b9) is rgb(159, 116, 185) in RGB.

No, #9f74b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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