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#9367A8 Color

#9367A8 is rgb(147, 103, 168) in RGB, hsl(281, 27%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 39%, 0%, 34%) 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 7.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9367A8
HEX#9367A8
RGBrgb(147, 103, 168)
HSLhsl(281, 27%, 53%)
HSVhsv(281, 39%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 39%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.108 314.3)
LABlab(50.20% 27.18 -28.10)
LCHlch(50.20% 39.09 314.04)

What #9367A8 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 #9367A8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.71Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.55Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.48Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.21French Lilac#86608EΔE 10.95African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.12

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

#9367A8 Channel Values

How #9367A8 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 103 · B 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 27% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 39% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 34%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 #9367A8 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 #9367A8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9367A8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9367A8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9367A8
Complementary
#7BA867
Analogous
#7367A8
Analogous
#A8679C
Triadic
#A89367
Triadic
#67A893
Split comp.
#9CA867
Split comp.
#67A873

Tints & Shades of #9367A8

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

#A17AB3
#B191C0
#BFA4CB
#CFBBD8
#DDCEE3
#EDE5F0

Shades

#815695
#6D497E
#5A3C68
#462F51
#32223A
#1F1424

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9367A8.

How #9367A8 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#9367A8
Protanopia#7070A8
Protanomaly#806DA8
Deuteranopia#7878A7
Deuteranomaly#8471A7
Tritanopia#8B7272
Tritanomaly#8E6E8B
Achromatopsia#787878

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Using #9367A8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9367a8: #9367A8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9367A8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9367a8': '#9367A8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.404, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_9367a8">#9367A8</color>
SVG fillfill="#9367A8"

More Purple Colors

#9367A8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9367A8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9367A8?

#9367A8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(147, 103, 168) in RGB and hsl(281, 27%, 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 7.71.

What is the RGB value of #9367A8?

#9367A8 is rgb(147, 103, 168) — red 147, green 103, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9367A8?

#9367A8 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 39%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9367A8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9367A8 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 #9367A8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9367A8 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 23.36, which is visibly different.

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