#9987A6 Color

#9987A6 is rgb(153, 135, 166) in RGB, hsl(275, 15%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9987A6

HEX#9987A6

RGBrgb(153, 135, 166)

HSLhsl(275, 15%, 59%)

HSVhsv(275, 19%, 65%)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 35%)

OKLCHoklch(65% 0.05 311)

LABlab(58.76% 11.51 -13.89)

LCHlch(58.76% 18.04 309.64)

What #9987A6 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 #9987A6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 5.6 Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 9.76 Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 9.87 Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 9.96 Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 10.03 Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 10.06

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#9987A6 Channel Values

How #9987A6 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 153 · G 135 · B 166	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 275° · S 15% · L 59%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 275° · S 19% · V 65%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 8% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 35%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.3:1 vs white · 6.37:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9987A6 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 text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9987A6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9987A6; 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 #9987A6

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 #9987A6 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#9987A6

Protanopia#8A8AA6

Protanomaly#9089A6

Deuteranopia#8D8DA6

Deuteranomaly#928BA6

Tritanopia#958B8B

Tritanomaly#978A97

Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

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Using #9987A6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9987a6: #9987A6;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9987A6;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9987a6': '#9987A6' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.529, blue: 0.651)

Android XML<color name="color_9987a6">#9987A6</color>

SVG fillfill="#9987A6"

More Purple Colors

#9987A6 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

#9987A6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9987A6?

#9987A6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(153, 135, 166) in RGB and hsl(275, 15%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.6.

What is the RGB value of #9987A6?

#9987A6 is rgb(153, 135, 166) — red 153, green 135, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9987A6?

#9987A6 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9987A6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9987A6 scores 3.3:1 against white and 6.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9987A6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9987A6 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 15.47, which is visibly different.

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