#9b56b6

Color #9b56b6

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 14.77 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9b56b6

RGB

rgb(155, 86, 182)

HSL

hsl(283.1, 39.7%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.1, 52.7%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 52.7%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(48.26, 44.59, -39.49)

LCH

lch(48.26, 59.56, 318.47)

OKLCH

oklch(57.3%, 0.1574, 315.67)

HWB

hwb(283.1, 33.7%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#71b656

Analogous

#6b56b6

#9b56b6

#b656a1

Triadic

#9b56b6

#b69b56

#56b69b

Split-complementary

#9b56b6

#a1b656

#56b66b

Tetradic

#9b56b6

#b65671

#71b656

#56b69b

Square

#9b56b6

#b66b56

#71b656

#56a1b6

Shades

Color #9b56b6 mixed toward black.

#83439c

#69367d

#4f285e

#341b3e

#1a0d1f

Tints

Color #9b56b6 mixed toward white.

#ac72c2

#bc8ece

#cdaada

#dec7e7

#eee3f3

Tones

Color #9b56b6 mixed toward gray.

#975eae

#9466a6

#906e9e

#8d7696

#897e8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.4:1

White text reads better on this background (4.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8382a5 · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#868ba1 · ΔE 20.9

Tritanopia

#989693 · ΔE 30.8

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 25.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b56b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b56b6]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9b56b6 (#9b56b6) is rgb(155, 86, 182) in RGB.

No, #9b56b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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