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#9061AE Color

#9061AE is rgb(144, 97, 174) in RGB, hsl(277, 32%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 44%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9061AE
HEX#9061AE
RGBrgb(144, 97, 174)
HSLhsl(277, 32%, 53%)
HSVhsv(277, 44%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 44%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.125 311.1)
LABlab(48.69% 30.46 -33.98)
LCHlch(48.69% 45.63 311.87)

What #9061AE 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 #9061AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.48Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.33Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.49Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 13.31Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.44Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 13.98

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

#9061AE Channel Values

How #9061AE 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 97 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 32% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 44% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.66:1 vs white · 4.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9061AE 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 text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9061AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9061AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9061AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9061AE
Complementary
#7EAE61
Analogous
#6A61AE
Analogous
#AE61A5
Triadic
#AE9061
Triadic
#61AE90
Split comp.
#A5AE61
Split comp.
#61AE6A

Tints & Shades of #9061AE

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

#9E75B8
#AF8DC4
#BDA1CE
#CDB8DB
#DCCDE5
#ECE4F1

Shades

#7E509B
#6B4483
#58376C
#452B54
#311F3D
#1E1325

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9061AE.

How #9061AE 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#9061AE
Protanopia#6B6BAE
Protanomaly#7B67AE
Deuteranopia#7373AD
Deuteranomaly#806CAE
Tritanopia#866F6F
Tritanomaly#8A698C
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9061AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9061ae: #9061AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9061AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9061ae': '#9061AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.380, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_9061ae">#9061AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9061AE"

More Purple Colors

#9061AE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9061AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9061AE?

#9061AE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(144, 97, 174) in RGB and hsl(277, 32%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.48.

What is the RGB value of #9061AE?

#9061AE is rgb(144, 97, 174) — red 144, green 97, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9061AE?

#9061AE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 44%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9061AE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9061AE scores 4.66:1 against white and 4.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9061AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9061AE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 17.66, which is visibly different.

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