#9f6ab6

Color #9f6ab6

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 18.31 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9f6ab6

RGB

rgb(159, 106, 182)

HSL

hsl(281.8, 34.2%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.8, 41.8%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 41.8%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(53.01, 34.81, -31.99)

LCH

lch(53.01, 47.28, 317.42)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.1252, 315.1)

HWB

hwb(281.8, 41.6%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81b66a

Analogous

#796ab6

#9f6ab6

#b66aa7

Triadic

#9f6ab6

#b69f6a

#6ab69f

Split-complementary

#9f6ab6

#a7b66a

#6ab679

Tetradic

#9f6ab6

#b66a81

#81b66a

#6ab69f

Square

#9f6ab6

#b6796a

#81b66a

#6aa7b6

Shades

Color #9f6ab6 mixed toward black.

#884fa1

#6d3f81

#522f61

#362040

#1b1020

Tints

Color #9f6ab6 mixed toward white.

#af83c2

#bf9cce

#cfb5db

#dfcde7

#efe6f3

Tones

Color #9f6ab6 mixed toward gray.

#9d70b0

#9a77a9

#987da3

#95839d

#938a96

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8ba8 · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#8e92a4 · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#9d9b98 · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 24

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f6ab6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f6ab6]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9f6ab6 (#9f6ab6) is rgb(159, 106, 182) in RGB.

No, #9f6ab6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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