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#9075A3 Color

#9075A3 is rgb(144, 117, 163) in RGB, hsl(275, 20%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 28%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9075A3
HEX#9075A3
RGBrgb(144, 117, 163)
HSLhsl(275, 20%, 55%)
HSVhsv(275, 28%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 28%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.075 310.9)
LABlab(53.14% 17.58 -20.73)
LCHlch(53.14% 27.18 310.30)

What #9075A3 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 #9075A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.47Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.56French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.55Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.85Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 9.27African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.87

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

#9075A3 Channel Values

How #9075A3 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 117 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 20% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 28% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9075A3 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9075A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9075A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9075A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9075A3
Complementary
#88A375
Analogous
#7975A3
Analogous
#A3759F
Triadic
#A39075
Triadic
#75A390
Split comp.
#9FA375
Split comp.
#75A379

Tints & Shades of #9075A3

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

#9F88AF
#AE9ABC
#BCACC8
#CEC2D6
#DCD4E2
#EBE7EF

Shades

#7E6293
#69527A
#574365
#453550
#32273A
#1D1622

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9075A3.

How #9075A3 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#9075A3
Protanopia#7A7AA3
Protanomaly#8378A3
Deuteranopia#7F7FA2
Deuteranomaly#867BA3
Tritanopia#8A7C7C
Tritanomaly#8D798D
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9075A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9075a3: #9075A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9075A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9075a3': '#9075A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.459, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_9075a3">#9075A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#9075A3"

More Purple Colors

#9075A3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9075A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9075A3?

#9075A3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(144, 117, 163) in RGB and hsl(275, 20%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.47.

What is the RGB value of #9075A3?

#9075A3 is rgb(144, 117, 163) — red 144, green 117, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9075A3?

#9075A3 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 28%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9075A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9075A3 scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9075A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9075A3 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 23.14, which is visibly different.

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