#9d2aee

Color #9d2aee

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 6.62 Nearest Tailwind class purple-600 #9810fa · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9d2aee

RGB

rgb(157, 42, 238)

HSL

hsl(275.2, 85.2%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.2, 82.4%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(34%, 82.4%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(45.63, 75.39, -75.83)

LCH

lch(45.63, 106.93, 314.83)

OKLCH

oklch(56.6%, 0.2653, 305.41)

HWB

hwb(275.2, 16.5%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7bee2a

Analogous

#3b2aee

#9d2aee

#ee2add

Triadic

#9d2aee

#ee9d2a

#2aee9d

Split-complementary

#9d2aee

#ddee2a

#2aee3b

Tetradic

#9d2aee

#ee2a7b

#7bee2a

#2aee9d

Square

#9d2aee

#ee3b2a

#7bee2a

#2addee

Shades

Color #9d2aee mixed toward black.

#8611d8

#6b0ead

#500a82

#360756

#1b032b

Tints

Color #9d2aee mixed toward white.

#ad4ef1

#be71f4

#ce95f6

#deb8f9

#efdcfc

Tones

Color #9d2aee mixed toward gray.

#9a3ade

#974bcd

#945bbd

#926bad

#8f7c9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

4:1

White text reads better on this background (5.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7bd3 · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#8187cc · ΔE 23

Tritanopia

#9abbb5 · ΔE 40.1

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 31.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d2aee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d2aee]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9d2aee (#9d2aee) is rgb(157, 42, 238) in RGB.

No, #9d2aee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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