#9b36dc

Color #9b36dc

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 6.72 Nearest Tailwind class purple-600 #9810fa · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9b36dc

RGB

rgb(155, 54, 220)

HSL

hsl(276.5, 70.3%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.5, 75.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.5%, 75.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(45.32, 67.38, -66.13)

LCH

lch(45.32, 94.41, 315.54)

OKLCH

oklch(55.9%, 0.2383, 308)

HWB

hwb(276.5, 21.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#77dc36

Analogous

#4836dc

#9b36dc

#dc36ca

Triadic

#9b36dc

#dc9b36

#36dc9b

Split-complementary

#9b36dc

#cadc36

#36dc48

Tetradic

#9b36dc

#dc3677

#77dc36

#36dc9b

Square

#9b36dc

#dc4836

#77dc36

#36cadc

Shades

Color #9b36dc mixed toward black.

#8322c2

#691b9b

#4f1475

#350e4e

#1a0727

Tints

Color #9b36dc mixed toward white.

#ac57e2

#bc79e8

#cd9aed

#debcf3

#eeddf9

Tones

Color #9b36dc mixed toward gray.

#9844ce

#9552c0

#925fb2

#8f6da5

#8c7b97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.95:1

White text reads better on this background (5.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7bc4 · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#8187be · ΔE 22.9

Tritanopia

#98aea8 · ΔE 37.9

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 30.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b36dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b36dc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9b36dc (#9b36dc) is rgb(155, 54, 220) in RGB.

No, #9b36dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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