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#9A137B Color

#9A137B is rgb(154, 19, 123) in RGB, hsl(314, 78%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 20%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Traffic Purple (#992572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9A137B
HEX#9A137B
RGBrgb(154, 19, 123)
HSLhsl(314, 78%, 34%)
HSVhsv(314, 88%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 20%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(47% 0.192 340.3)
LABlab(35.71% 58.44 -23.28)
LCHlch(35.71% 62.91 338.28)

What #9A137B 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 #9A137B, 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 pink in the library.

#9A137B Channel Values

How #9A137B 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 154 · G 19 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 314° · S 78% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 314° · S 88% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 20% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.63:1 vs white · 2.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9A137B 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 text7.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9A137B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9A137B; 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 #9A137B

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 #9A137B 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#9A137B
Protanopia#46467B
Protanomaly#71387B
Deuteranopia#5E5E78
Deuteranomaly#7A4A79
Tritanopia#953131
Tritanomaly#972858
Achromatopsia#545454

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Using #9A137B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9a137b: #9A137B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9A137B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9a137b': '#9A137B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.075, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_9a137b">#9A137B</color>
SVG fillfill="#9A137B"

More Pink Colors

#9A137B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#9A137B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9A137B?

#9A137B is a dark pink — rgb(154, 19, 123) in RGB and hsl(314, 78%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Traffic Purple (#992572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.3.

What is the RGB value of #9A137B?

#9A137B is rgb(154, 19, 123) — red 154, green 19, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9A137B?

#9A137B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 20%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9A137B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9A137B scores 7.63:1 against white and 2.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9A137B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9A137B 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 purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 14.53, which is visibly different.

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