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#9074B4 Color

#9074B4 is rgb(144, 116, 180) in RGB, hsl(266, 30%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9074B4
HEX#9074B4
RGBrgb(144, 116, 180)
HSLhsl(266, 30%, 58%)
HSVhsv(266, 36%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.099 303.7)
LABlab(53.48% 21.09 -30.01)
LCHlch(53.48% 36.68 305.10)

What #9074B4 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 #9074B4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 2.26Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 3.87Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 5.65Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.88African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.27French Lilac#86608EΔE 13.09

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

#9074B4 Channel Values

How #9074B4 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 116 · B 1808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 30% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 36% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.93:1 vs white · 5.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9074B4 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 text3.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9074B4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9074B4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9074B4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9074B4
Complementary
#98B474
Analogous
#7478B4
Analogous
#B074B4
Triadic
#B49074
Triadic
#74B490
Split comp.
#B4B074
Split comp.
#78B474

Tints & Shades of #9074B4

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

#A088BF
#AD98C8
#BDACD2
#CDC0DD
#DDD4E8
#EAE4F1

Shades

#7A59A6
#694D8F
#563E74
#42305A
#2F223F
#1D1528

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9074B4.

How #9074B4 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#9074B4
Protanopia#7979B4
Protanomaly#8377B4
Deuteranopia#7E7EB3
Deuteranomaly#867AB4
Tritanopia#877E7E
Tritanomaly#8B7A97
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9074B4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9074b4: #9074B4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9074B4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9074b4': '#9074B4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.455, blue: 0.706)
Android XML<color name="color_9074b4">#9074B4</color>
SVG fillfill="#9074B4"

More Purple Colors

#9074B4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9074B4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9074B4?

#9074B4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(144, 116, 180) in RGB and hsl(266, 30%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.26.

What is the RGB value of #9074B4?

#9074B4 is rgb(144, 116, 180) — red 144, green 116, and blue 180 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9074B4?

#9074B4 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9074B4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9074B4 scores 3.93:1 against white and 5.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9074B4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9074B4 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 23.21, which is visibly different.

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