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#9366A3 Color

#9366A3 is rgb(147, 102, 163) in RGB, hsl(284, 25%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 37%, 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 8.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9366A3
HEX#9366A3
RGBrgb(147, 102, 163)
HSLhsl(284, 25%, 52%)
HSVhsv(284, 37%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 37%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.104 316.9)
LABlab(49.78% 26.90 -25.83)
LCHlch(49.78% 37.30 316.16)

What #9366A3 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 #9366A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.22Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.34French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.89Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.62Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 11.67African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.81

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

#9366A3 Channel Values

How #9366A3 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 102 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 25% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 37% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 37% · 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 #9366A3 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 text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9366A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9366A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9366A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9366A3
Complementary
#76A366
Analogous
#7466A3
Analogous
#A36695
Triadic
#A39366
Triadic
#66A393
Split comp.
#95A366
Split comp.
#66A374

Tints & Shades of #9366A3

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

#A37CB1
#B08FBC
#C0A6C9
#CDB9D5
#DDCFE2
#EBE2EE

Shades

#80568F
#6C4979
#583B63
#473050
#332239
#1F1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9366A3.

How #9366A3 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#9366A3
Protanopia#6F6FA3
Protanomaly#7F6CA3
Deuteranopia#7777A2
Deuteranomaly#8371A2
Tritanopia#8C7070
Tritanomaly#8F6C87
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9366A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9366a3: #9366A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9366A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9366a3': '#9366A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.400, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_9366a3">#9366A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#9366A3"

More Purple Colors

#9366A3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9366A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9366A3?

#9366A3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(147, 102, 163) in RGB and hsl(284, 25%, 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 8.22.

What is the RGB value of #9366A3?

#9366A3 is rgb(147, 102, 163) — red 147, green 102, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9366A3?

#9366A3 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 37%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9366A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9366A3 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 #9366A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9366A3 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 24.18, which is visibly different.

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