#9c4aef

Color #9c4aef

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 11.05 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9c4aef

RGB

rgb(156, 74, 239)

HSL

hsl(269.8, 83.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.8, 69%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.7%, 69%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(49.73, 63.53, -69.72)

LCH

lch(49.73, 94.32, 312.34)

OKLCH

oklch(59.5%, 0.2352, 302.45)

HWB

hwb(269.8, 29%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9def4a

Analogous

#4a4bef

#9c4aef

#ef4aef

Triadic

#9c4aef

#ef9c4a

#4aef9c

Split-complementary

#9c4aef

#efef4a

#4bef4a

Tetradic

#9c4aef

#ef4a9d

#9def4a

#4aef9c

Square

#9c4aef

#ef4a4b

#9def4a

#4aefef

Shades

Color #9c4aef mixed toward black.

#821aeb

#6811c0

#4e0d90

#340860

#1a0430

Tints

Color #9c4aef mixed toward white.

#ad68f2

#bd86f4

#cea5f7

#dec3fa

#efe1fc

Tones

Color #9c4aef mixed toward gray.

#9c58e1

#9c66d4

#9c73c6

#9c81b8

#9c8faa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8180d6 · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#858acf · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#99bfb9 · ΔE 38

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 30.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c4aef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c4aef]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9c4aef (#9c4aef) is rgb(156, 74, 239) in RGB.

No, #9c4aef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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