#9855a6

Color #9855a6

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 19.96 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9855a6

RGB

rgb(152, 85, 166)

HSL

hsl(289.6, 32.3%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.6, 48.8%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 48.8%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(46.88, 40.91, -32.31)

LCH

lch(46.88, 52.13, 321.7)

OKLCH

oklch(55.9%, 0.1404, 320.49)

HWB

hwb(289.6, 33.3%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#63a655

Analogous

#6f55a6

#9855a6

#a6558c

Triadic

#9855a6

#a69855

#55a698

Split-complementary

#9855a6

#8ca655

#55a66f

Tetradic

#9855a6

#a65563

#63a655

#55a698

Square

#9855a6

#a66f55

#63a655

#558ca6

Shades

Color #9855a6 mixed toward black.

#7f478a

#65396f

#4c2a53

#331c37

#190e1c

Tints

Color #9855a6 mixed toward white.

#aa70b6

#bb8dc5

#cca9d3

#ddc6e2

#eee2f0

Tones

Color #9855a6 mixed toward gray.

#945c9f

#8f6298

#8b6992

#86708b

#827784

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.19:1

White 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

#808097 · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#848894 · ΔE 22.1

Tritanopia

#968a87 · ΔE 27.1

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 24.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9855a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9855a6]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#9855a6 (#9855a6) is rgb(152, 85, 166) in RGB.

No, #9855a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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