#9f53cc

Color #9f53cc

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 8.8 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9f53cc

RGB

rgb(159, 83, 204)

HSL

hsl(277.7, 54.3%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.7, 59.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.1%, 59.3%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(49.4, 51.95, -50.38)

LCH

lch(49.4, 72.37, 315.88)

OKLCH

oklch(58.6%, 0.1874, 310.91)

HWB

hwb(277.7, 32.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#80cc53

Analogous

#6353cc

#9f53cc

#cc53bd

Triadic

#9f53cc

#cc9f53

#53cc9f

Split-complementary

#9f53cc

#bdcc53

#53cc63

Tetradic

#9f53cc

#cc5380

#80cc53

#53cc9f

Square

#9f53cc

#cc6353

#80cc53

#53bdcc

Shades

Color #9f53cc mixed toward black.

#8837b9

#6d2c94

#52216f

#37164a

#1b0b25

Tints

Color #9f53cc mixed toward white.

#af70d5

#bf8cdd

#cfa9e6

#dfc6ee

#efe2f7

Tones

Color #9f53cc mixed toward gray.

#9d5dc2

#9a67b8

#9771ae

#957ba4

#92859a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.58:1

White text reads better on this background (4.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8584b8 · ΔE 17.2

Deuteranopia

#898eb3 · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#9ca6a1 · ΔE 33.2

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 27.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f53cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f53cc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#9f53cc (#9f53cc) is rgb(159, 83, 204) in RGB.

No, #9f53cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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