#9955b2

Color #9955b2

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 15.59 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9955b2

RGB

rgb(153, 85, 178)

HSL

hsl(283.9, 37.7%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.9, 52.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 52.2%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(47.6, 43.71, -38.21)

LCH

lch(47.6, 58.06, 318.84)

OKLCH

oklch(56.7%, 0.1538, 316.26)

HWB

hwb(283.9, 33.3%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6eb255

Analogous

#6b55b2

#9955b2

#b2559d

Triadic

#9955b2

#b29955

#55b299

Split-complementary

#9955b2

#9db255

#55b26b

Tetradic

#9955b2

#b2556e

#6eb255

#55b299

Square

#9955b2

#b26b55

#6eb255

#559db2

Shades

Color #9955b2 mixed toward black.

#814497

#673779

#4d295b

#341b3c

#1a0e1e

Tints

Color #9955b2 mixed toward white.

#aa71bf

#bb8ecc

#ccaad9

#ddc6e5

#eee3f2

Tones

Color #9955b2 mixed toward gray.

#965daa

#9265a3

#8e6c9b

#8b7493

#877c8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.3:1

White text reads better on this background (4.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8181a2 · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#85899d · ΔE 21

Tritanopia

#969390 · ΔE 30.2

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 25.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9955b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9955b2]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9955b2 (#9955b2) is rgb(153, 85, 178) in RGB.

No, #9955b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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