#9b238b

Color #9b238b

A moderately saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 10.33 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9b238b

RGB

rgb(155, 35, 139)

HSL

hsl(308, 63.2%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308, 77.4%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 10.3%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(37.91, 58.86, -30.12)

LCH

lch(37.91, 66.12, 332.9)

OKLCH

oklch(49%, 0.19, 334.26)

HWB

hwb(308, 13.7%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#239b33

Analogous

#6f239b

#9b238b

#9b234f

Triadic

#9b238b

#8b9b23

#238b9b

Split-complementary

#9b238b

#4f9b23

#239b6f

Tetradic

#9b238b

#9b3323

#239b33

#238b9b

Square

#9b238b

#9b6f23

#239b33

#234f9b

Shades

Color #9b238b mixed toward black.

#811d74

#67175d

#4e1246

#340c2e

#1a0617

Tints

Color #9b238b mixed toward white.

#c72db2

#d851c6

#e27dd4

#eba8e2

#f5d4f1

Tones

Color #9b238b mixed toward gray.

#912d84

#87377d

#7d4175

#734b6e

#695566

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.01:1

White text reads better on this background (6.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a797b · ΔE 28.8

Deuteranopia

#7f8577 · ΔE 43.3

Tritanopia

#986d6a · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 26.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b238b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b238b]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#9b238b (#9b238b) is rgb(155, 35, 139) in RGB.

No, #9b238b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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