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#9554AB Color

#9554AB is rgb(149, 84, 171) in RGB, hsl(285, 34%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 51%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purpureus (#9A4EAE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.56. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9554AB
HEX#9554AB
RGBrgb(149, 84, 171)
HSLhsl(285, 34%, 50%)
HSVhsv(285, 51%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 51%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.146 317)
LABlab(46.33% 38.47 -35.86)
LCHlch(46.33% 52.59 317.01)

What #9554AB 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 #9554AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#9554AB Channel Values

How #9554AB 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 149 · G 84 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 34% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 51% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.08:1 vs white · 4.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9554AB 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 text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9554AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9554AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #9554AB

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.

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How #9554AB 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#9554AB
Protanopia#6363AB
Protanomaly#7A5DAB
Deuteranopia#6F6FAA
Deuteranomaly#8065AA
Tritanopia#8B6565
Tritanomaly#8F5E86
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #9554AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9554ab: #9554AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9554AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9554ab': '#9554AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.329, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_9554ab">#9554AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#9554AB"

More Purple Colors

#9554AB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#9554AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9554AB?

#9554AB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(149, 84, 171) in RGB and hsl(285, 34%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purpureus (#9A4EAE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.56.

What is the RGB value of #9554AB?

#9554AB is rgb(149, 84, 171) — red 149, green 84, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9554AB?

#9554AB converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 51%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9554AB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9554AB scores 5.08:1 against white and 4.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9554AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9554AB 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 18.16, which is visibly different.

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