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#9362A7 Color

#9362A7 is rgb(147, 98, 167) in RGB, hsl(283, 28%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 41%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), visibly different at ΔE 10.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9362A7
HEX#9362A7
RGBrgb(147, 98, 167)
HSLhsl(283, 28%, 52%)
HSVhsv(283, 41%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 41%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.116 315.7)
LABlab(49.00% 29.73 -29.38)
LCHlch(49.00% 41.80 315.34)

What #9362A7 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 #9362A7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.49Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.07Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.42Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.39Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 12.53French Lilac#86608EΔE 12.95

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

#9362A7 Channel Values

How #9362A7 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 147 · G 98 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 28% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 41% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.62:1 vs white · 4.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9362A7 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 text4.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9362A7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9362A7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9362A7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9362A7
Complementary
#76A762
Analogous
#7162A7
Analogous
#A76298
Triadic
#A79362
Triadic
#62A793
Split comp.
#98A762
Split comp.
#62A771

Tints & Shades of #9362A7

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

#A379B4
#B18DBF
#C0A4CC
#CEB7D7
#DDCEE3
#EBE2EE

Shades

#815393
#6D467C
#593965
#472E52
#33213B
#1F1424

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9362A7.

How #9362A7 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#9362A7
Protanopia#6C6CA7
Protanomaly#7E68A7
Deuteranopia#7575A6
Deuteranomaly#826EA6
Tritanopia#8B6E6E
Tritanomaly#8E6988
Achromatopsia#757575

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Using #9362A7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9362a7: #9362A7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9362A7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9362a7': '#9362A7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.384, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_9362a7">#9362A7</color>
SVG fillfill="#9362A7"

More Purple Colors

#9362A7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9362A7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9362A7?

#9362A7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(147, 98, 167) in RGB and hsl(283, 28%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.49.

What is the RGB value of #9362A7?

#9362A7 is rgb(147, 98, 167) — red 147, green 98, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9362A7?

#9362A7 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 41%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9362A7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9362A7 scores 4.62:1 against white and 4.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9362A7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9362A7 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 22.02, which is visibly different.

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