#9c59bc

Color #9c59bc

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 13.02 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9c59bc

RGB

rgb(156, 89, 188)

HSL

hsl(280.6, 42.5%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.6, 52.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 52.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(49.31, 44.57, -41.31)

LCH

lch(49.31, 60.77, 317.17)

OKLCH

oklch(58.2%, 0.1596, 313.73)

HWB

hwb(280.6, 34.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79bc59

Analogous

#6a59bc

#9c59bc

#bc59aa

Triadic

#9c59bc

#bc9c59

#59bc9c

Split-complementary

#9c59bc

#aabc59

#59bc6a

Tetradic

#9c59bc

#bc5979

#79bc59

#59bc9c

Square

#9c59bc

#bc6a59

#79bc59

#59aabc

Shades

Color #9c59bc mixed toward black.

#8542a4

#6a3584

#502863

#351b42

#1b0d21

Tints

Color #9c59bc mixed toward white.

#ac75c7

#bd90d2

#cdacdd

#dec8e9

#eee3f4

Tones

Color #9c59bc mixed toward gray.

#9961b4

#9669ab

#9372a3

#907a9b

#8d8293

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.57:1

White text reads better on this background (4.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8484ab · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#888ca6 · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#999b97 · ΔE 33.3

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 26

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c59bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c59bc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9c59bc (#9c59bc) is rgb(156, 89, 188) in RGB.

No, #9c59bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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