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#8969A5 Color

#8969A5 is rgb(137, 105, 165) in RGB, hsl(272, 25%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8969A5
HEX#8969A5
RGBrgb(137, 105, 165)
HSLhsl(272, 25%, 53%)
HSVhsv(272, 36%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.096 308.1)
LABlab(49.46% 22.11 -27.60)
LCHlch(49.46% 35.36 308.69)

What #8969A5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8969A5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.83Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.9Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.53French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.99Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.75Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 12.06

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#8969A5 Channel Values

How #8969A5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 137 · G 105 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 25% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 36% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.54:1 vs white · 4.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8969A5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8969A5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8969A5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8969A5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8969A5
Complementary
#85A569
Analogous
#6B69A5
Analogous
#A569A3
Triadic
#A58969
Triadic
#69A589
Split comp.
#A3A569
Split comp.
#69A56B

Tints & Shades of #8969A5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#987CB1
#AA93BE
#B9A6C9
#CABCD7
#D9CFE2
#EBE6F0

Shades

#775893
#654B7C
#533D66
#413050
#2F2239
#1D1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8969A5.

How #8969A5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8969A5
Protanopia#6F6FA5
Protanomaly#7A6DA5
Deuteranopia#7575A4
Deuteranomaly#7D70A5
Tritanopia#817373
Tritanomaly#846F8A
Achromatopsia#767676

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Using #8969A5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8969a5: #8969A5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8969A5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8969a5': '#8969A5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.412, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_8969a5">#8969A5</color>
SVG fillfill="#8969A5"

More Purple Colors

#8969A5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8969A5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8969A5?

#8969A5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(137, 105, 165) in RGB and hsl(272, 25%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.83.

What is the RGB value of #8969A5?

#8969A5 is rgb(137, 105, 165) — red 137, green 105, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8969A5?

#8969A5 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8969A5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8969A5 scores 4.54:1 against white and 4.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8969A5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8969A5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 24.45, which is visibly different.

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