#9f3fdd

Color #9f3fdd

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 5.23 Nearest Tailwind class purple-600 #9810fa · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9f3fdd

RGB

rgb(159, 63, 221)

HSL

hsl(276.5, 69.9%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.5, 71.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.1%, 71.5%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(47.17, 64.82, -63.69)

LCH

lch(47.17, 90.87, 315.5)

OKLCH

oklch(57.3%, 0.2307, 308.49)

HWB

hwb(276.5, 24.7%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7ddd3f

Analogous

#503fdd

#9f3fdd

#dd3fcc

Triadic

#9f3fdd

#dd9f3f

#3fdd9f

Split-complementary

#9f3fdd

#ccdd3f

#3fdd50

Tetradic

#9f3fdd

#dd3f7d

#7ddd3f

#3fdd9f

Square

#9f3fdd

#dd503f

#7ddd3f

#3fccdd

Shades

Color #9f3fdd mixed toward black.

#8824c9

#6d1da1

#521579

#370e50

#1b0728

Tints

Color #9f3fdd mixed toward white.

#af5fe3

#bf7fe8

#cf9fee

#dfbff4

#efdff9

Tones

Color #9f3fdd mixed toward gray.

#9c4cd0

#9959c3

#9767b6

#9474a8

#91819b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.23:1

White text reads better on this background (4.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8180c5 · ΔE 18.8

Deuteranopia

#858bbf · ΔE 22.4

Tritanopia

#9cb0aa · ΔE 37

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 29.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f3fdd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f3fdd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9f3fdd (#9f3fdd) is rgb(159, 63, 221) in RGB.

No, #9f3fdd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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