#9959c3

Color #9959c3

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.26 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9959c3

RGB

rgb(153, 89, 195)

HSL

hsl(276.2, 46.9%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.2, 54.4%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 54.4%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(49.32, 45.31, -45.36)

LCH

lch(49.32, 64.11, 314.97)

OKLCH

oklch(58.2%, 0.1663, 310.1)

HWB

hwb(276.2, 34.9%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#83c359

Analogous

#6459c3

#9959c3

#c359b8

Triadic

#9959c3

#c39959

#59c399

Split-complementary

#9959c3

#b8c359

#59c364

Tetradic

#9959c3

#c35983

#83c359

#59c399

Square

#9959c3

#c36459

#83c359

#59b8c3

Shades

Color #9959c3 mixed toward black.

#823fae

#68328b

#4e2668

#341946

#1a0d23

Tints

Color #9959c3 mixed toward white.

#aa75cd

#bb90d7

#ccace1

#ddc8eb

#eee3f5

Tones

Color #9959c3 mixed toward gray.

#9762ba

#956bb1

#9474a9

#927ca0

#908597

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.57:1

White text reads better on this background (4.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8282b1 · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#868aac · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#97a09c · ΔE 30.9

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 26.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9959c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9959c3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9959c3 (#9959c3) is rgb(153, 89, 195) in RGB.

No, #9959c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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