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#9103DD Color

#9103DD is rgb(145, 3, 221) in RGB, hsl(279, 97%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 99%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Violet (#9400D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9103DD
HEX#9103DD
RGBrgb(145, 3, 221)
HSLhsl(279, 97%, 44%)
HSVhsv(279, 99%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 99%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(52% 0.267 306.4)
LABlab(39.15% 71.12 -76.42)
LCHlch(39.15% 104.40 312.94)

What #9103DD 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 #9103DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 5.24Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 5.73French Violet#8806CEΔE 6.44Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.38Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 12.5Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 12.91

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

#9103DD Channel Values

How #9103DD 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 145 · G 3 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 97% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 99% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 99% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.44:1 vs white · 3.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9103DD 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 text6.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9103DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9103DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9103DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9103DD
Complementary
#50DD03
Analogous
#2403DD
Analogous
#DD03BC
Triadic
#DD9103
Triadic
#03DD91
Split comp.
#BCDD03
Split comp.
#03DD24

Tints & Shades of #9103DD

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

#A80EFB
#B531FC
#C359FC
#D281FD
#E0AAFE
#EDCDFE

Shades

#7D03BF
#6D03A6
#590288
#450269
#31014B
#210132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9103DD.

How #9103DD 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#9103DD
Protanopia#3F3FDD
Protanomaly#6930DD
Deuteranopia#5757DC
Deuteranomaly#7243DC
Tritanopia#795656
Tritanomaly#83439F
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

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Using #9103DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9103dd: #9103DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9103DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9103dd': '#9103DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.012, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_9103dd">#9103DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9103DD"

More Purple Colors

#9103DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9103DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9103DD?

#9103DD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(145, 3, 221) in RGB and hsl(279, 97%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.24.

What is the RGB value of #9103DD?

#9103DD is rgb(145, 3, 221) — red 145, green 3, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9103DD?

#9103DD converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 99%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9103DD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9103DD scores 6.44:1 against white and 3.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9103DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9103DD 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 5.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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