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#9422C9 Color

#9422C9 is rgb(148, 34, 201) in RGB, hsl(281, 71%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 83%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9422C9
HEX#9422C9
RGBrgb(148, 34, 201)
HSLhsl(281, 71%, 46%)
HSVhsv(281, 83%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 83%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(52% 0.237 311.4)
LABlab(40.04% 63.43 -63.42)
LCHlch(40.04% 89.70 315.01)

What #9422C9 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 #9422C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 5.26Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 7.12Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 8.04French Violet#8806CEΔE 9.93Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 10.57Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 12.61

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

#9422C9 Channel Values

How #9422C9 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 148 · G 34 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 71% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 83% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 83% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.3:1 vs white · 3.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9422C9 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 text6.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9422C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9422C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9422C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9422C9
Complementary
#57C922
Analogous
#4122C9
Analogous
#C922AA
Triadic
#C99422
Triadic
#22C994
Split comp.
#AAC922
Split comp.
#22C941

Tints & Shades of #9422C9

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

#A632DC
#B555E2
#C373E7
#D296ED
#DFB5F2
#EED8F8

Shades

#811EAE
#6D1994
#5A157A
#471060
#330C46
#20072C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9422C9.

How #9422C9 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#9422C9
Protanopia#4747C9
Protanomaly#6E3CC9
Deuteranopia#5D5DC8
Deuteranomaly#774CC8
Tritanopia#825454
Tritanomaly#8A4592
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9422C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9422c9: #9422C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9422C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9422c9': '#9422C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.133, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_9422c9">#9422C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#9422C9"

More Purple Colors

#9422C9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9422C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9422C9?

#9422C9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(148, 34, 201) in RGB and hsl(281, 71%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #9422C9?

#9422C9 is rgb(148, 34, 201) — red 148, green 34, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9422C9?

#9422C9 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 83%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9422C9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9422C9 scores 6.3:1 against white and 3.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9422C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9422C9 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 5.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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