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#9167A2 Color

#9167A2 is rgb(145, 103, 162) in RGB, hsl(283, 24%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 36%, 0%, 36%) 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 7.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9167A2
HEX#9167A2
RGBrgb(145, 103, 162)
HSLhsl(283, 24%, 52%)
HSVhsv(283, 36%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 36%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.1 315.9)
LABlab(49.75% 25.49 -25.32)
LCHlch(49.75% 35.93 315.19)

What #9167A2 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 #9167A2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.55Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.66French Lilac#86608EΔE 7.81Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.73Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 10.98African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.69

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

#9167A2 Channel Values

How #9167A2 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 103 · B 1628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 24% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 36% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.5:1 vs white · 4.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9167A2 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 text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9167A2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9167A2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9167A2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9167A2
Complementary
#78A267
Analogous
#7467A2
Analogous
#A26795
Triadic
#A29167
Triadic
#67A291
Split comp.
#95A267
Split comp.
#67A274

Tints & Shades of #9167A2

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

#A17DB0
#AF90BB
#BFA6C9
#CDB9D4
#DDD0E2
#EAE3EE

Shades

#7F578E
#6B4A78
#573C62
#46304F
#332339
#1F1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9167A2.

How #9167A2 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#9167A2
Protanopia#7070A2
Protanomaly#7E6CA2
Deuteranopia#7777A1
Deuteranomaly#8271A1
Tritanopia#8A7171
Tritanomaly#8D6D87
Achromatopsia#777777

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Using #9167A2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9167a2: #9167A2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9167A2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9167a2': '#9167A2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.404, blue: 0.635)
Android XML<color name="color_9167a2">#9167A2</color>
SVG fillfill="#9167A2"

More Purple Colors

#9167A2 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9167A2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9167A2?

#9167A2 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(145, 103, 162) in RGB and hsl(283, 24%, 52%) 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 7.55.

What is the RGB value of #9167A2?

#9167A2 is rgb(145, 103, 162) — red 145, green 103, and blue 162 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9167A2?

#9167A2 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 36%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9167A2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9167A2 scores 4.5:1 against white and 4.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9167A2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9167A2 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 24.39, which is visibly different.

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