#9e83e1

Color #9e83e1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 10.39 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9e83e1

RGB

rgb(158, 131, 225)

HSL

hsl(257.2, 61%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.2, 41.8%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.8%, 41.8%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(60.73, 30.39, -44.28)

LCH

lch(60.73, 53.71, 304.46)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.1376, 295.71)

HWB

hwb(257.2, 51.4%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6e183

Analogous

#8397e1

#9e83e1

#cd83e1

Triadic

#9e83e1

#e19e83

#83e19e

Split-complementary

#9e83e1

#e1cd83

#97e183

Tetradic

#9e83e1

#e183c6

#c6e183

#83e19e

Square

#9e83e1

#e18397

#c6e183

#83e1cd

Shades

Color #9e83e1 mixed toward black.

#7953d5

#582ebf

#42238f

#2c1760

#160c30

Tints

Color #9e83e1 mixed toward white.

#ae98e6

#beaceb

#cec1f0

#dfd6f5

#efeafa

Tones

Color #9e83e1 mixed toward gray.

#a18bd9

#a593d1

#a89bc9

#aba2c2

#afaaba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393cf · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#9597cb · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#9dc0bc · ΔE 29.2

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 24.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e83e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e83e1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#9e83e1 (#9e83e1) is rgb(158, 131, 225) in RGB.

No, #9e83e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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