#9c6dac

Color #9c6dac

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 14.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9c6dac

RGB

rgb(156, 109, 172)

HSL

hsl(284.8, 27.5%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.8, 36.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 36.6%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(52.93, 30.03, -26.36)

LCH

lch(52.93, 39.96, 318.72)

OKLCH

oklch(60.6%, 0.1066, 317.28)

HWB

hwb(284.8, 42.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7dac6d

Analogous

#7d6dac

#9c6dac

#ac6d9c

Triadic

#9c6dac

#ac9c6d

#6dac9c

Split-complementary

#9c6dac

#9cac6d

#6dac7d

Tetradic

#9c6dac

#ac6d7d

#7dac6d

#6dac9c

Square

#9c6dac

#ac7d6d

#7dac6d

#6d9cac

Shades

Color #9c6dac mixed toward black.

#855595

#6a4477

#50335a

#35223c

#1b111e

Tints

Color #9c6dac mixed toward white.

#ad85ba

#bd9ec8

#ceb6d5

#decee3

#efe7f1

Tones

Color #9c6dac mixed toward gray.

#9972a7

#9778a1

#947d9c

#928297

#8f8792

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8aa0 · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#8d909c · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#9a9592 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c6dac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c6dac]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9c6dac (#9c6dac) is rgb(156, 109, 172) in RGB.

No, #9c6dac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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