#9e3cdc

Color #9e3cdc

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 5.15 Nearest Tailwind class purple-600 #9810fa · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9e3cdc

RGB

rgb(158, 60, 220)

HSL

hsl(276.8, 69.6%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.8, 72.7%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.2%, 72.7%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(46.54, 65.62, -64.14)

LCH

lch(46.54, 91.76, 315.65)

OKLCH

oklch(56.8%, 0.2328, 308.62)

HWB

hwb(276.8, 23.5%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7adc3c

Analogous

#4e3cdc

#9e3cdc

#dc3cca

Triadic

#9e3cdc

#dc9e3c

#3cdc9e

Split-complementary

#9e3cdc

#cadc3c

#3cdc4e

Tetradic

#9e3cdc

#dc3c7a

#7adc3c

#3cdc9e

Square

#9e3cdc

#dc4e3c

#7adc3c

#3ccadc

Shades

Color #9e3cdc mixed toward black.

#8723c6

#6c1c9e

#511577

#360e4f

#1b0728

Tints

Color #9e3cdc mixed toward white.

#ae5ce2

#be7de8

#cf9dee

#dfbef3

#efdef9

Tones

Color #9e3cdc mixed toward gray.

#9b49cf

#9857c1

#9564b4

#9271a7

#8f7f99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.13:1

White text reads better on this background (5.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7fc4 · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#848abe · ΔE 22.8

Tritanopia

#9baea9 · ΔE 36.4

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 30

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e3cdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e3cdc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9e3cdc (#9e3cdc) is rgb(158, 60, 220) in RGB.

No, #9e3cdc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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