#9b4ecd

Color #9b4ecd

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 9.65 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9b4ecd

RGB

rgb(155, 78, 205)

HSL

hsl(276.4, 55.9%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.4, 62%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.4%, 62%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(48.04, 53.7, -53.15)

LCH

lch(48.04, 75.56, 315.29)

OKLCH

oklch(57.5%, 0.1943, 309.53)

HWB

hwb(276.4, 30.6%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#80cd4e

Analogous

#5c4ecd

#9b4ecd

#cd4ebf

Triadic

#9b4ecd

#cd9b4e

#4ecd9b

Split-complementary

#9b4ecd

#bfcd4e

#4ecd5c

Tetradic

#9b4ecd

#cd4e80

#80cd4e

#4ecd9b

Square

#9b4ecd

#cd5c4e

#80cd4e

#4ebfcd

Shades

Color #9b4ecd mixed toward black.

#8434b8

#6a2a93

#4f1f6e

#35154a

#1a0a25

Tints

Color #9b4ecd mixed toward white.

#ac6cd5

#bc89de

#cda7e6

#dec4ee

#eee2f7

Tones

Color #9b4ecd mixed toward gray.

#9959c2

#9763b8

#946ead

#9278a3

#908398

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.37:1

White text reads better on this background (4.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8180b8 · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#858ab3 · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#98a6a1 · ΔE 33.6

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 28.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b4ecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b4ecd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9b4ecd (#9b4ecd) is rgb(155, 78, 205) in RGB.

No, #9b4ecd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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