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#9070A9 Color

#9070A9 is rgb(144, 112, 169) in RGB, hsl(274, 25%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 34%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9070A9
HEX#9070A9
RGBrgb(144, 112, 169)
HSLhsl(274, 25%, 55%)
HSVhsv(274, 34%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 34%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.092 309.5)
LABlab(52.09% 21.36 -25.81)
LCHlch(52.09% 33.50 309.61)

What #9070A9 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 #9070A9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 4.09Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 4.46Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 4.69French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.92African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.5Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11

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

#9070A9 Channel Values

How #9070A9 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 112 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 25% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 34% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9070A9 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9070A9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9070A9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9070A9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9070A9
Complementary
#88A970
Analogous
#7370A9
Analogous
#A970A5
Triadic
#A99070
Triadic
#70A990
Split comp.
#A5A970
Split comp.
#70A973

Tints & Shades of #9070A9

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

#9F83B4
#AE96C0
#BCA9CB
#CEBFD9
#DCD2E4
#EBE6F0

Shades

#7E5C99
#694D80
#573F69
#453253
#32243D
#1D1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9070A9.

How #9070A9 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#9070A9
Protanopia#7676A9
Protanomaly#8174A9
Deuteranopia#7C7CA8
Deuteranomaly#8477A9
Tritanopia#897979
Tritanomaly#8C768F
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9070A9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9070a9: #9070A9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9070A9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9070a9': '#9070A9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.439, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_9070a9">#9070A9</color>
SVG fillfill="#9070A9"

More Purple Colors

#9070A9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9070A9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9070A9?

#9070A9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(144, 112, 169) in RGB and hsl(274, 25%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.09.

What is the RGB value of #9070A9?

#9070A9 is rgb(144, 112, 169) — red 144, green 112, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9070A9?

#9070A9 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 34%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9070A9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9070A9 scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9070A9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9070A9 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 23.53, which is visibly different.

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