#9c55af

Color #9c55af

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.27 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9c55af

RGB

rgb(156, 85, 175)

HSL

hsl(287.3, 36%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.3, 51.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 51.4%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(47.83, 43.92, -36.07)

LCH

lch(47.83, 56.83, 320.6)

OKLCH

oklch(56.9%, 0.1521, 318.84)

HWB

hwb(287.3, 33.3%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#68af55

Analogous

#6f55af

#9c55af

#af5595

Triadic

#9c55af

#af9c55

#55af9c

Split-complementary

#9c55af

#95af55

#55af6f

Tetradic

#9c55af

#af5568

#68af55

#55af9c

Square

#9c55af

#af6f55

#68af55

#5595af

Shades

Color #9c55af mixed toward black.

#834593

#693776

#4f2a58

#341c3b

#1a0e1d

Tints

Color #9c55af mixed toward white.

#ac71bc

#bd8eca

#cdaad7

#dec6e4

#eee3f2

Tones

Color #9c55af mixed toward gray.

#985da8

#9364a0

#8f6c99

#8b7391

#867b8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.33:1

White text reads better on this background (4.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#83839f · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#878b9b · ΔE 22

Tritanopia

#99918d · ΔE 29.4

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 25.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c55af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c55af]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#9c55af (#9c55af) is rgb(156, 85, 175) in RGB.

No, #9c55af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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