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#9166A9 Color

#9166A9 is rgb(145, 102, 169) in RGB, hsl(279, 28%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 40%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9166A9
HEX#9166A9
RGBrgb(145, 102, 169)
HSLhsl(279, 28%, 53%)
HSVhsv(279, 40%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 40%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.11 312.8)
LABlab(49.77% 27.21 -29.37)
LCHlch(49.77% 40.03 312.81)

What #9166A9 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 #9166A9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.05Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.32Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.35Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.94French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.87African Violet#B284BEΔE 13.04

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

#9166A9 Channel Values

How #9166A9 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 102 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 28% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 40% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.49:1 vs white · 4.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9166A9 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 text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9166A9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9166A9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9166A9
Complementary
#7DA966
Analogous
#7066A9
Analogous
#A9669F
Triadic
#A99166
Triadic
#66A991
Split comp.
#9FA966
Split comp.
#66A970

Tints & Shades of #9166A9

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

#9F79B4
#B090C1
#BEA4CC
#CEBAD8
#DCCEE3
#ECE5F0

Shades

#7F5496
#6C487F
#583B68
#452E52
#32213B
#1E1424

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9166A9.

How #9166A9 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#9166A9
Protanopia#6F6FA9
Protanomaly#7E6BA9
Deuteranopia#7676A8
Deuteranomaly#8270A9
Tritanopia#897171
Tritanomaly#8C6D8B
Achromatopsia#777777

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Using #9166A9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9166a9: #9166A9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9166A9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9166a9': '#9166A9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.400, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_9166a9">#9166A9</color>
SVG fillfill="#9166A9"

More Purple Colors

#9166A9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9166A9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9166A9?

#9166A9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(145, 102, 169) in RGB and hsl(279, 28%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.05.

What is the RGB value of #9166A9?

#9166A9 is rgb(145, 102, 169) — red 145, green 102, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9166A9?

#9166A9 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 40%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9166A9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9166A9 scores 4.49:1 against white and 4.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9166A9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9166A9 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 22.22, which is visibly different.

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