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#9273B0 Color

#9273B0 is rgb(146, 115, 176) in RGB, hsl(270, 28%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 35%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9273B0
HEX#9273B0
RGBrgb(146, 115, 176)
HSLhsl(270, 28%, 57%)
HSVhsv(270, 35%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 35%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.096 307)
LABlab(53.30% 21.61 -27.98)
LCHlch(53.30% 35.36 307.68)

What #9273B0 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 #9273B0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 1.97Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 3.33Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 4.25Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.8African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.12French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.32

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

#9273B0 Channel Values

How #9273B0 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 115 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 28% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 35% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.96:1 vs white · 5.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9273B0 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 text3.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9273B0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9273B0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9273B0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9273B0
Complementary
#91B073
Analogous
#7373B0
Analogous
#B073B0
Triadic
#B09173
Triadic
#73B091
Split comp.
#B0B073
Split comp.
#73B073

Tints & Shades of #9273B0

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

#A186BB
#B09AC6
#BFADD1
#CCBEDA
#DBD1E5
#EBE5F0

Shades

#7D5AA0
#6B4D89
#573E6F
#453258
#30233E
#1F1627

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9273B0.

How #9273B0 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#9273B0
Protanopia#7979B0
Protanomaly#8477B0
Deuteranopia#7E7EAF
Deuteranomaly#877AB0
Tritanopia#8A7D7D
Tritanomaly#8D7994
Achromatopsia#808080

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Using #9273B0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9273b0: #9273B0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9273B0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9273b0': '#9273B0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.573, green: 0.451, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_9273b0">#9273B0</color>
SVG fillfill="#9273B0"

More Purple Colors

#9273B0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9273B0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9273B0?

#9273B0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(146, 115, 176) in RGB and hsl(270, 28%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.97.

What is the RGB value of #9273B0?

#9273B0 is rgb(146, 115, 176) — red 146, green 115, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9273B0?

#9273B0 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 35%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9273B0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9273B0 scores 3.96:1 against white and 5.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9273B0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9273B0 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 22.83, which is visibly different.

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