#9e12bd

Color #9e12bd

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 8.02 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9e12bd

RGB

rgb(158, 18, 189)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 82.6%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 90.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 90.5%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(40.21, 71.55, -56.45)

LCH

lch(40.21, 91.14, 321.73)

OKLCH

oklch(51.7%, 0.2408, 318.64)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 7.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#31bd12

Analogous

#4812bd

#9e12bd

#bd1287

Triadic

#9e12bd

#bd9e12

#12bd9e

Split-complementary

#9e12bd

#87bd12

#12bd48

Tetradic

#9e12bd

#bd1231

#31bd12

#12bd9e

Square

#9e12bd

#bd4812

#31bd12

#1287bd

Shades

Color #9e12bd mixed toward black.

#840f9e

#690c7e

#4f095f

#35063f

#1a0320

Tints

Color #9e12bd mixed toward white.

#c319e9

#cf47ed

#db75f2

#e7a3f6

#f3d1fb

Tones

Color #9e12bd mixed toward gray.

#9520af

#8c2fa1

#833d92

#7a4b84

#715976

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.28:1

White text reads better on this background (6.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7aa7 · ΔE 24.4

Deuteranopia

#8087a1 · ΔE 28.9

Tritanopia

#9a938e · ΔE 38.8

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 29.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e12bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e12bd]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#9e12bd (#9e12bd) is rgb(158, 18, 189) in RGB.

No, #9e12bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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