#9e6994

Color #9e6994

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 23.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#9e6994

RGB

rgb(158, 105, 148)

HSL

hsl(311.3, 21.5%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(311.3, 33.5%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.5%, 6.3%, 38%)

LAB

lab(51.28, 28.2, -14.84)

LCH

lch(51.28, 31.87, 332.24)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.0897, 333.66)

HWB

hwb(311.3, 41.2%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#699e73

Analogous

#8e699e

#9e6994

#9e697a

Triadic

#9e6994

#949e69

#69949e

Split-complementary

#9e6994

#7a9e69

#699e8e

Tetradic

#9e6994

#9e7369

#699e73

#69949e

Square

#9e6994

#9e8e69

#699e73

#697a9e

Shades

Color #9e6994 mixed toward black.

#85567c

#6b4563

#50344b

#352232

#1b1119

Tints

Color #9e6994 mixed toward white.

#ae82a6

#be9bb8

#cfb4ca

#dfcddb

#efe6ed

Tones

Color #9e6994 mixed toward gray.

#9a6d91

#95728f

#91768c

#8c7b89

#887f86

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a8b · ΔE 22.1

Deuteranopia

#8d9189 · ΔE 30.7

Tritanopia

#9c8482 · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e6994;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e6994]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#9e6994 (#9e6994) is rgb(158, 105, 148) in RGB.

No, #9e6994 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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