#9b6aa4

Color #9b6aa4

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9b6aa4

RGB

rgb(155, 106, 164)

HSL

hsl(290.7, 24.2%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.7, 35.4%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 35.4%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(51.79, 29.74, -23.48)

LCH

lch(51.79, 37.89, 321.71)

OKLCH

oklch(59.6%, 0.1023, 321.19)

HWB

hwb(290.7, 41.6%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#73a46a

Analogous

#7e6aa4

#9b6aa4

#a46a90

Triadic

#9b6aa4

#a49b6a

#6aa49b

Split-complementary

#9b6aa4

#90a46a

#6aa47e

Tetradic

#9b6aa4

#a46a73

#73a46a

#6aa49b

Square

#9b6aa4

#a47e6a

#73a46a

#6a90a4

Shades

Color #9b6aa4 mixed toward black.

#83558c

#694470

#4f3354

#342238

#1a111c

Tints

Color #9b6aa4 mixed toward white.

#ac83b3

#bc9cc2

#cdb4d1

#decde1

#eee6f0

Tones

Color #9b6aa4 mixed toward gray.

#986f9f

#94749a

#917895

#8e7d91

#8a828c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898899 · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#8b8f96 · ΔE 20.7

Tritanopia

#998f8c · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b6aa4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b6aa4]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#9b6aa4 (#9b6aa4) is rgb(155, 106, 164) in RGB.

No, #9b6aa4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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