#9b6eaf

Color #9b6eaf

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.15 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 14

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Conversions

HEX

#9b6eaf

RGB

rgb(155, 110, 175)

HSL

hsl(281.5, 28.9%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.5, 37.1%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 37.1%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(53.19, 29.78, -27.71)

LCH

lch(53.19, 40.68, 317.06)

OKLCH

oklch(60.8%, 0.1078, 315.04)

HWB

hwb(281.5, 43.1%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#82af6e

Analogous

#7b6eaf

#9b6eaf

#af6ea3

Triadic

#9b6eaf

#af9b6e

#6eaf9b

Split-complementary

#9b6eaf

#a3af6e

#6eaf7b

Tetradic

#9b6eaf

#af6e82

#82af6e

#6eaf9b

Square

#9b6eaf

#af7b6e

#82af6e

#6ea3af

Shades

Color #9b6eaf mixed toward black.

#845499

#6a447a

#4f335c

#35223d

#1a111f

Tints

Color #9b6eaf mixed toward white.

#ac86bc

#bc9eca

#cdb7d7

#decfe4

#eee7f2

Tones

Color #9b6eaf mixed toward gray.

#9973aa

#9779a4

#957e9f

#938499

#918994

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a89a2 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#8c8f9f · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#999795 · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 22.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b6eaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b6eaf]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9b6eaf (#9b6eaf) is rgb(155, 110, 175) in RGB.

No, #9b6eaf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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