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#9600AD Color

#9600AD is rgb(150, 0, 173) in RGB, hsl(292, 100%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 100%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (RYB) (#8601AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9600AD
HEX#9600AD
RGBrgb(150, 0, 173)
HSLhsl(292, 100%, 34%)
HSVhsv(292, 100%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 100%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(48.8% 0.233 320.9)
LABlab(36.59% 65.68 -52.49)
LCHlch(36.59% 84.08 321.37)

What #9600AD 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 #9600AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 6.97Mauveine#8D029BΔE 8.07Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 10.56Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.74Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 15.79Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 16.67

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

#9600AD Channel Values

How #9600AD 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 150 · G 0 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 100% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 100% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.24:1 vs white · 2.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9600AD 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 text7.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9600AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9600AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9600AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9600AD
Complementary
#17AD00
Analogous
#4000AD
Analogous
#AD006E
Triadic
#AD9600
Triadic
#00AD96
Split comp.
#6EAD00
Split comp.
#00AD40

Tints & Shades of #9600AD

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

#BE00DB
#DE0AFF
#E438FF
#EB6BFF
#F199FF
#F8C7FF

Shades

#850099
#6E0080
#5D006B
#4B0057
#390042
#230029

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9600AD.

How #9600AD 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#9600AD
Protanopia#4040AD
Protanomaly#6D31AD
Deuteranopia#5959AB
Deuteranomaly#7646AC
Tritanopia#894141
Tritanomaly#8F327B
Achromatopsia#575757

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9600AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9600ad: #9600AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9600AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9600ad': '#9600AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.000, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_9600ad">#9600AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9600AD"

More Pink Colors

#9600AD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9600AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9600AD?

#9600AD is a dark pink — rgb(150, 0, 173) in RGB and hsl(292, 100%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (RYB) (#8601AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #9600AD?

#9600AD is rgb(150, 0, 173) — red 150, green 0, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9600AD?

#9600AD converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 100%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9600AD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9600AD scores 7.24:1 against white and 2.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9600AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9600AD 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 11.74, which is visibly different.

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