#995ebb

Color #995ebb

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 12.17 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#995ebb

RGB

rgb(153, 94, 187)

HSL

hsl(278.1, 40.6%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.1, 49.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.2%, 49.7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(49.94, 40.81, -39.76)

LCH

lch(49.94, 56.98, 315.75)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.149, 311.9)

HWB

hwb(278.1, 36.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#80bb5e

Analogous

#6b5ebb

#995ebb

#bb5eae

Triadic

#995ebb

#bb995e

#5ebb99

Split-complementary

#995ebb

#aebb5e

#5ebb6b

Tetradic

#995ebb

#bb5e80

#80bb5e

#5ebb99

Square

#995ebb

#bb6b5e

#80bb5e

#5eaebb

Shades

Color #995ebb mixed toward black.

#8246a5

#683884

#4e2a63

#341c42

#1a0e21

Tints

Color #995ebb mixed toward white.

#aa79c6

#bb94d2

#ccafdd

#ddc9e8

#eee4f4

Tones

Color #995ebb mixed toward gray.

#9766b3

#956eab

#9375a4

#917d9c

#8f8594

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8483aa · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#878ba6 · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#979c98 · ΔE 29.9

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 25.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #995ebb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#995ebb]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#995ebb (#995ebb) is rgb(153, 94, 187) in RGB.

No, #995ebb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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