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#9428A9 Color

#9428A9 is rgb(148, 40, 169) in RGB, hsl(290, 62%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 76%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauveine (#8D029B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9428A9
HEX#9428A9
RGBrgb(148, 40, 169)
HSLhsl(290, 62%, 41%)
HSVhsv(290, 76%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 76%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(50.1% 0.205 320.5)
LABlab(38.75% 57.02 -46.66)
LCHlch(38.75% 73.68 320.70)

What #9428A9 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 #9428A9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauveine#8D029BΔE 6.68Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 10.57Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 12.66Patriarch#800080ΔE 13.8Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.03Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 14.38

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

#9428A9 Channel Values

How #9428A9 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 40 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 62% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 76% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.7:1 vs white · 3.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9428A9 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 text6.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9428A9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9428A9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9428A9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9428A9
Complementary
#3DA928
Analogous
#5328A9
Analogous
#A9287E
Triadic
#A99428
Triadic
#28A994
Split comp.
#7EA928
Split comp.
#28A953

Tints & Shades of #9428A9

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

#B12FCA
#BF4DD5
#CB6EDD
#D894E6
#E4B5EE
#F0D6F5

Shades

#822395
#6C1D7C
#5A1867
#481353
#360F3E
#200925

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9428A9.

How #9428A9 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#9428A9
Protanopia#4A4AA9
Protanomaly#6F3FA9
Deuteranopia#5E5EA8
Deuteranomaly#774EA8
Tritanopia#894A4A
Tritanomaly#8D3F7C
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9428A9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9428a9: #9428A9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9428A9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9428a9': '#9428A9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.157, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_9428a9">#9428A9</color>
SVG fillfill="#9428A9"

More Pink Colors

#9428A9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#9428A9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9428A9?

#9428A9 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(148, 40, 169) in RGB and hsl(290, 62%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauveine (#8D029B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #9428A9?

#9428A9 is rgb(148, 40, 169) — red 148, green 40, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9428A9?

#9428A9 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 76%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9428A9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9428A9 scores 6.7:1 against white and 3.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9428A9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9428A9 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.57, which is visibly different.

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