#9b5e8a

Color #9b5e8a

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 23.6 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9b5e8a

RGB

rgb(155, 94, 138)

HSL

hsl(316.7, 24.5%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(316.7, 39.4%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39.4%, 11%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(48.02, 31.55, -13.89)

LCH

lch(48.02, 34.47, 336.24)

OKLCH

oklch(56.4%, 0.0988, 337.95)

HWB

hwb(316.7, 36.9%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e9b6f

Analogous

#8d5e9b

#9b5e8a

#9b5e6b

Triadic

#9b5e8a

#8a9b5e

#5e8a9b

Split-complementary

#9b5e8a

#6b9b5e

#5e9b8d

Tetradic

#9b5e8a

#9b6f5e

#5e9b6f

#5e8a9b

Square

#9b5e8a

#9b8d5e

#5e9b6f

#5e6b9b

Shades

Color #9b5e8a mixed toward black.

#814e73

#673f5c

#4d2f45

#341f2e

#1a1017

Tints

Color #9b5e8a mixed toward white.

#ad789e

#bd93b1

#ceaec5

#dec9d8

#efe4ec

Tones

Color #9b5e8a mixed toward gray.

#966388

#916885

#8c6d83

#877281

#82777f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.36:1

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

#858481 · ΔE 25.3

Deuteranopia

#888c7f · ΔE 34.1

Tritanopia

#997978 · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 22.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b5e8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b5e8a]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#9b5e8a (#9b5e8a) is rgb(155, 94, 138) in RGB.

No, #9b5e8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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