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#9268A6 Color

#9268A6 is rgb(146, 104, 166) in RGB, hsl(281, 26%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 37%, 0%, 35%) 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 6.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9268A6
HEX#9268A6
RGBrgb(146, 104, 166)
HSLhsl(281, 26%, 53%)
HSVhsv(281, 37%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 37%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.103 314.4)
LABlab(50.25% 25.95 -26.87)
LCHlch(50.25% 37.36 314.00)

What #9268A6 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 #9268A6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.96Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.55Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.48French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.45Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.8African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.57

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

#9268A6 Channel Values

How #9268A6 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 146 · G 104 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 26% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 37% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.42:1 vs white · 4.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9268A6 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 text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9268A6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9268A6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9268A6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9268A6
Complementary
#7CA668
Analogous
#7368A6
Analogous
#A6689B
Triadic
#A69368
Triadic
#68A693
Split comp.
#9BA668
Split comp.
#68A673

Tints & Shades of #9268A6

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

#A07BB2
#B192BF
#BEA5CA
#CFBCD7
#DCCFE3
#EDE5F0

Shades

#805794
#6D4A7D
#593C67
#462F50
#32223A
#1F1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9268A6.

How #9268A6 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#9268A6
Protanopia#7171A6
Protanomaly#7F6DA6
Deuteranopia#7878A5
Deuteranomaly#8372A6
Tritanopia#8B7272
Tritanomaly#8E6E8A
Achromatopsia#787878

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Using #9268A6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9268a6: #9268A6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9268A6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9268a6': '#9268A6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.573, green: 0.408, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_9268a6">#9268A6</color>
SVG fillfill="#9268A6"

More Purple Colors

#9268A6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9268A6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9268A6?

#9268A6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(146, 104, 166) in RGB and hsl(281, 26%, 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 6.96.

What is the RGB value of #9268A6?

#9268A6 is rgb(146, 104, 166) — red 146, green 104, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9268A6?

#9268A6 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 37%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9268A6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9268A6 scores 4.42:1 against white and 4.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9268A6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9268A6 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 24.09, which is visibly different.

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