#9c6e98

Color #9c6e98

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 23.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9c6e98

RGB

rgb(156, 110, 152)

HSL

hsl(305.2, 18.9%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.2, 29.5%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 2.6%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(52.38, 25.4, -15.54)

LCH

lch(52.38, 29.78, 328.54)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.0826, 329.58)

HWB

hwb(305.2, 43.1%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e9c72

Analogous

#896e9c

#9c6e98

#9c6e81

Triadic

#9c6e98

#989c6e

#6e989c

Split-complementary

#9c6e98

#819c6e

#6e9c89

Tetradic

#9c6e98

#9c726e

#6e9c72

#6e989c

Square

#9c6e98

#9c896e

#6e9c72

#6e819c

Shades

Color #9c6e98 mixed toward black.

#845a80

#6a4867

#4f364d

#352433

#1a121a

Tints

Color #9c6e98 mixed toward white.

#ad86a9

#bd9eba

#ceb7cc

#decfdd

#efe7ee

Tones

Color #9c6e98 mixed toward gray.

#987295

#947692

#917a8f

#8d7d8b

#898188

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a8f · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#8d908d · ΔE 26.2

Tritanopia

#9a8886 · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c6e98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c6e98]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#9c6e98 (#9c6e98) is rgb(156, 110, 152) in RGB.

No, #9c6e98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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