#995ec1

Color #995ec1

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 10.26 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#995ec1

RGB

rgb(153, 94, 193)

HSL

hsl(275.8, 44.4%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.8, 51.3%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.7%, 51.3%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(50.25, 42.16, -42.73)

LCH

lch(50.25, 60.03, 314.62)

OKLCH

oklch(58.9%, 0.1559, 309.95)

HWB

hwb(275.8, 36.9%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86c15e

Analogous

#685ec1

#995ec1

#c15eb7

Triadic

#995ec1

#c1995e

#5ec199

Split-complementary

#995ec1

#b7c15e

#5ec168

Tetradic

#995ec1

#c15e86

#86c15e

#5ec199

Square

#995ec1

#c1685e

#86c15e

#5eb7c1

Shades

Color #995ec1 mixed toward black.

#8243ad

#68358a

#4e2868

#341b45

#1a0d23

Tints

Color #995ec1 mixed toward white.

#aa79cb

#bb94d6

#ccafe0

#ddc9ea

#eee4f5

Tones

Color #995ec1 mixed toward gray.

#9866b9

#966fb1

#9477a8

#937fa0

#918798

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8483af · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#878bab · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#97a09c · ΔE 30

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 25.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #995ec1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#995ec1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#995ec1 (#995ec1) is rgb(153, 94, 193) in RGB.

No, #995ec1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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