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#9961AE Color

#9961AE is rgb(153, 97, 174) in RGB, hsl(284, 32%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 44%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), visibly different at ΔE 12.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9961AE
HEX#9961AE
RGBrgb(153, 97, 174)
HSLhsl(284, 32%, 53%)
HSVhsv(284, 44%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 44%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.129 316.3)
LABlab(49.77% 33.43 -32.20)
LCHlch(49.77% 46.42 316.07)

What #9961AE 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 #9961AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.31Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 12.33Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 12.68Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.75Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.79Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 13.87

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

#9961AE Channel Values

How #9961AE 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 153 · G 97 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 32% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 44% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.49:1 vs white · 4.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9961AE 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 text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9961AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9961AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9961AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9961AE
Complementary
#75AE61
Analogous
#7361AE
Analogous
#AE619C
Triadic
#AE9961
Triadic
#61AE99
Split comp.
#9CAE61
Split comp.
#61AE73

Tints & Shades of #9961AE

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

#A675B8
#B58DC4
#C2A1CE
#D1B8DB
#DECDE5
#EEE4F1

Shades

#87509B
#724483
#5E376C
#492B54
#351F3D
#201325

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9961AE.

How #9961AE 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#9961AE
Protanopia#6D6DAE
Protanomaly#8169AE
Deuteranopia#7777AD
Deuteranomaly#866FAD
Tritanopia#906F6F
Tritanomaly#94698C
Achromatopsia#777777

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Using #9961AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9961ae: #9961AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9961AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9961ae': '#9961AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.380, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_9961ae">#9961AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9961AE"

More Purple Colors

#9961AE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9961AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9961AE?

#9961AE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(153, 97, 174) in RGB and hsl(284, 32%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.31.

What is the RGB value of #9961AE?

#9961AE is rgb(153, 97, 174) — red 153, green 97, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9961AE?

#9961AE converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 44%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9961AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9961AE scores 4.49:1 against white and 4.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9961AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9961AE 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 19.09, which is visibly different.

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