#9855ab

Color #9855ab

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.88 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9855ab

RGB

rgb(152, 85, 171)

HSL

hsl(286.7, 33.9%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.7, 50.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 50.3%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(47.12, 41.95, -34.87)

LCH

lch(47.12, 54.55, 320.27)

OKLCH

oklch(56.2%, 0.1457, 318.42)

HWB

hwb(286.7, 33.3%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#68ab55

Analogous

#6d55ab

#9855ab

#ab5593

Triadic

#9855ab

#ab9855

#55ab98

Split-complementary

#9855ab

#93ab55

#55ab6d

Tetradic

#9855ab

#ab5568

#68ab55

#55ab98

Square

#9855ab

#ab6d55

#68ab55

#5593ab

Shades

Color #9855ab mixed toward black.

#7f478f

#653872

#4c2a56

#331c39

#190e1d

Tints

Color #9855ab mixed toward white.

#a971b9

#ba8ec7

#cbaad5

#ddc6e3

#eee3f1

Tones

Color #9855ab mixed toward gray.

#945ca4

#90639d

#8c6a96

#88728e

#847987

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.22:1

White text reads better on this background (4.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#80809c · ΔE 18.3

Deuteranopia

#848898 · ΔE 21.5

Tritanopia

#968e8b · ΔE 28.4

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 25.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9855ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9855ab]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#9855ab (#9855ab) is rgb(152, 85, 171) in RGB.

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

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