#9b2cd8

Color #9b2cd8

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 7.83 Nearest Tailwind class purple-600 #9810fa · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9b2cd8

RGB

rgb(155, 44, 216)

HSL

hsl(278.7, 68.8%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.7, 79.6%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.2%, 79.6%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(43.84, 69.98, -66.25)

LCH

lch(43.84, 96.37, 316.57)

OKLCH

oklch(54.8%, 0.2441, 309.58)

HWB

hwb(278.7, 17.3%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#69d82c

Analogous

#452cd8

#9b2cd8

#d82cbf

Triadic

#9b2cd8

#d89b2c

#2cd89b

Split-complementary

#9b2cd8

#bfd82c

#2cd845

Tetradic

#9b2cd8

#d82c69

#69d82c

#2cd89b

Square

#9b2cd8

#d8452c

#69d82c

#2cbfd8

Shades

Color #9b2cd8 mixed toward black.

#8222b7

#681b92

#4e146e

#340e49

#1a0725

Tints

Color #9b2cd8 mixed toward white.

#ac4fdf

#bc72e5

#cd96ec

#deb9f2

#eedcf9

Tones

Color #9b2cd8 mixed toward gray.

#973aca

#9349bb

#8f57ad

#8a659f

#867490

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.75:1

White text reads better on this background (5.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7ac0 · ΔE 20.2

Deuteranopia

#8086ba · ΔE 24.3

Tritanopia

#98aaa4 · ΔE 38.6

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 30.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b2cd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b2cd8]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9b2cd8 (#9b2cd8) is rgb(155, 44, 216) in RGB.

No, #9b2cd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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