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#9050BE Color

#9050BE is rgb(144, 80, 190) in RGB, hsl(275, 46%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 58%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Plum (#9C51B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9050BE
HEX#9050BE
RGBrgb(144, 80, 190)
HSLhsl(275, 46%, 53%)
HSVhsv(275, 58%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 58%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.172 308.7)
LABlab(45.74% 42.24 -47.92)
LCHlch(45.74% 63.87 311.40)

What #9050BE 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 #9050BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#9050BE Channel Values

How #9050BE 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 144 · G 80 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 46% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 58% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.15:1 vs white · 4.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9050BE 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 text5.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9050BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9050BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #9050BE

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9050BE.

How #9050BE 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#9050BE
Protanopia#5F5FBE
Protanomaly#7659BE
Deuteranopia#6B6BBD
Deuteranomaly#7B61BD
Tritanopia#826767
Tritanomaly#885E92
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9050BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9050be: #9050BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9050BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9050be': '#9050BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.314, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_9050be">#9050BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9050BE"

More Purple Colors

#9050BE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#9050BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9050BE?

#9050BE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(144, 80, 190) in RGB and hsl(275, 46%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Plum (#9C51B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.32.

What is the RGB value of #9050BE?

#9050BE is rgb(144, 80, 190) — red 144, green 80, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9050BE?

#9050BE converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 58%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9050BE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9050BE scores 5.15:1 against white and 4.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9050BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9050BE 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 13.88, which is visibly different.

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