#9a73a5

Color #9a73a5

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9a73a5

RGB

rgb(154, 115, 165)

HSL

hsl(286.8, 21.7%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.8, 30.3%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 30.3%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(53.87, 24.46, -20.88)

LCH

lch(53.87, 32.16, 319.51)

OKLCH

oklch(61.2%, 0.0862, 318.67)

HWB

hwb(286.8, 45.1%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7ea573

Analogous

#8173a5

#9a73a5

#a57397

Triadic

#9a73a5

#a59a73

#73a59a

Split-complementary

#9a73a5

#97a573

#73a581

Tetradic

#9a73a5

#a5737e

#7ea573

#73a59a

Square

#9a73a5

#a58173

#7ea573

#7397a5

Shades

Color #9a73a5 mixed toward black.

#835b8e

#694972

#4f3755

#342539

#1a121c

Tints

Color #9a73a5 mixed toward white.

#ab8ab4

#bca2c3

#ccb9d2

#ddd0e1

#eee8f0

Tones

Color #9a73a5 mixed toward gray.

#9877a1

#957b9d

#938098

#918494

#8e8890

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8a9b · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#8d9098 · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#989290 · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 21.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9a73a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a73a5]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#9a73a5 (#9a73a5) is rgb(154, 115, 165) in RGB.

No, #9a73a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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