#9740cc

Color #9740cc

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 6.84 Nearest Tailwind class purple-600 #9810fa · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9740cc

RGB

rgb(151, 64, 204)

HSL

hsl(277.3, 57.9%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.3, 68.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(26%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(45.09, 59.13, -57.35)

LCH

lch(45.09, 82.37, 315.88)

OKLCH

oklch(55.3%, 0.2107, 309.67)

HWB

hwb(277.3, 25.1%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#75cc40

Analogous

#5140cc

#9740cc

#cc40bb

Triadic

#9740cc

#cc9740

#40cc97

Split-complementary

#9740cc

#bbcc40

#40cc51

Tetradic

#9740cc

#cc4075

#75cc40

#40cc97

Square

#9740cc

#cc5140

#75cc40

#40bbcc

Shades

Color #9740cc mixed toward black.

#7f2fb0

#66268d

#4c1c6a

#331346

#190923

Tints

Color #9740cc mixed toward white.

#a860d5

#ba7fdd

#cb9fe6

#dcbfee

#eedff7

Tones

Color #9740cc mixed toward gray.

#944bc0

#9157b5

#8e63a9

#8c6e9d

#897a92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.92:1

White text reads better on this background (5.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7ab6 · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#7f84b1 · ΔE 21.7

Tritanopia

#94a39e · ΔE 35.3

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 28.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9740cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9740cc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9740cc (#9740cc) is rgb(151, 64, 204) in RGB.

No, #9740cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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