#9a6cae

Color #9a6cae

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.78 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 14.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9a6cae

RGB

rgb(154, 108, 174)

HSL

hsl(281.8, 28.9%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.8, 37.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.5%, 37.9%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(52.57, 30.39, -28.1)

LCH

lch(52.57, 41.39, 317.24)

OKLCH

oklch(60.3%, 0.1097, 315.22)

HWB

hwb(281.8, 42.4%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#80ae6c

Analogous

#796cae

#9a6cae

#ae6ca1

Triadic

#9a6cae

#ae9a6c

#6cae9a

Split-complementary

#9a6cae

#a1ae6c

#6cae79

Tetradic

#9a6cae

#ae6c80

#80ae6c

#6cae9a

Square

#9a6cae

#ae796c

#80ae6c

#6ca1ae

Shades

Color #9a6cae mixed toward black.

#835497

#694379

#4f325b

#34213d

#1a111e

Tints

Color #9a6cae mixed toward white.

#ab85bb

#bc9dc9

#ccb6d6

#ddcee4

#eee7f1

Tones

Color #9a6cae mixed toward gray.

#9872a8

#9677a3

#937d9d

#918298

#8f8893

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888a1 · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#8b8e9e · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#989693 · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9a6cae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a6cae]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9a6cae (#9a6cae) is rgb(154, 108, 174) in RGB.

No, #9a6cae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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