#9664AA Color

#9664AA is rgb(150, 100, 170) in RGB, hsl(283, 29%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 41%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), visibly different at ΔE 10.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9664AA

HEX#9664AA

RGBrgb(150, 100, 170)

HSLhsl(283, 29%, 53%)

HSVhsv(283, 41%, 67%)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 41%, 0%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.117 315.8)

LABlab(49.93% 30.16 -29.66)

LCHlch(49.93% 42.30 315.48)

What #9664AA 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 #9664AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.36 Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.9 Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.21 Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.31 Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 13.15 French Lilac#86608EΔE 13.65

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

#9664AA Channel Values

How #9664AA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 150 · G 100 · B 170	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 283° · S 29% · L 53%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 283° · S 41% · V 67%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 12% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 33%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.47:1 vs white · 4.7:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9664AA 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 text4.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9664AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9664AA; 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 #9664AA

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 #9664AA 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#9664AA

Protanopia#6F6FAA

Protanomaly#806BAA

Deuteranopia#7878A9

Deuteranomaly#8570A9

Tritanopia#8E7070

Tritanomaly#916B8B

Achromatopsia#777777

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Using #9664AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9664aa: #9664AA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9664AA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9664aa': '#9664AA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.392, blue: 0.667)

Android XML<color name="color_9664aa">#9664AA</color>

SVG fillfill="#9664AA"

More Purple Colors

#9664AA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#9664AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9664AA?

#9664AA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(150, 100, 170) in RGB and hsl(283, 29%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.36.

What is the RGB value of #9664AA?

#9664AA is rgb(150, 100, 170) — red 150, green 100, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9664AA?

#9664AA converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 41%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9664AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9664AA scores 4.47:1 against white and 4.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9664AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9664AA 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 21.5, which is visibly different.

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