#9c4ed0

Color #9c4ed0

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 9.82 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9c4ed0

RGB

rgb(156, 78, 208)

HSL

hsl(276, 58%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 62.5%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 62.5%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(48.35, 54.6, -54.37)

LCH

lch(48.35, 77.05, 315.12)

OKLCH

oklch(57.8%, 0.1978, 309.15)

HWB

hwb(276, 30.6%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#82d04e

Analogous

#5b4ed0

#9c4ed0

#d04ec3

Triadic

#9c4ed0

#d09c4e

#4ed09c

Split-complementary

#9c4ed0

#c3d04e

#4ed05b

Tetradic

#9c4ed0

#d04e82

#82d04e

#4ed09c

Square

#9c4ed0

#d05b4e

#82d04e

#4ec3d0

Shades

Color #9c4ed0 mixed toward black.

#8532bc

#6a2897

#501e71

#35144b

#1b0a26

Tints

Color #9c4ed0 mixed toward white.

#ad6cd8

#bd89e0

#cea7e7

#dec4ef

#efe2f7

Tones

Color #9c4ed0 mixed toward gray.

#9a59c5

#9864ba

#966fb0

#9379a5

#91849a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.41:1

White text reads better on this background (4.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8281bb · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#858ab5 · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#99a8a3 · ΔE 33.8

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 28.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c4ed0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c4ed0]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9c4ed0 (#9c4ed0) is rgb(156, 78, 208) in RGB.

No, #9c4ed0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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