#9b6cac

Color #9b6cac

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.47 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 14.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9b6cac

RGB

rgb(155, 108, 172)

HSL

hsl(284.1, 27.8%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.1, 37.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 37.2%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(52.59, 30.28, -26.9)

LCH

lch(52.59, 40.5, 318.38)

OKLCH

oklch(60.3%, 0.1079, 316.77)

HWB

hwb(284.1, 42.4%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7dac6c

Analogous

#7b6cac

#9b6cac

#ac6c9d

Triadic

#9b6cac

#ac9b6c

#6cac9b

Split-complementary

#9b6cac

#9dac6c

#6cac7b

Tetradic

#9b6cac

#ac6c7d

#7dac6c

#6cac9b

Square

#9b6cac

#ac7b6c

#7dac6c

#6c9dac

Shades

Color #9b6cac mixed toward black.

#845495

#6a4377

#4f3359

#35223c

#1a111e

Tints

Color #9b6cac mixed toward white.

#ac85ba

#bc9dc8

#cdb6d5

#decee3

#eee7f1

Tones

Color #9b6cac mixed toward gray.

#9971a7

#9677a1

#947c9c

#918197

#8e8791

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89899f · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#8c8f9c · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#999592 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b6cac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b6cac]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9b6cac (#9b6cac) is rgb(155, 108, 172) in RGB.

No, #9b6cac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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