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#9A1D79 Color

#9A1D79 is rgb(154, 29, 121) in RGB, hsl(316, 68%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 21%, 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 5.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9A1D79
HEX#9A1D79
RGBrgb(154, 29, 121)
HSLhsl(316, 68%, 36%)
HSVhsv(316, 81%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 21%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(47.5% 0.183 341.5)
LABlab(36.42% 56.04 -20.92)
LCHlch(36.42% 59.82 339.53)

What #9A1D79 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 #9A1D79, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 5.93Berry Parfait#A43482ΔE 6.55Fandango#B53389ΔE 8.84Flirt#A2006DΔE 8.97Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 11.08Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 11.9

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

#9A1D79 Channel Values

How #9A1D79 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 29 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 68% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 81% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 21% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.43:1 vs white · 2.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9A1D79 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 text7.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9A1D79 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9A1D79

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9A1D79; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9A1D79
Complementary
#1D9A3F
Analogous
#7D1D9A
Analogous
#9A1D3B
Triadic
#799A1D
Triadic
#1D799A
Split comp.
#3B9A1D
Split comp.
#1D9A7D

Tints & Shades of #9A1D79

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

#C12597
#D93AAF
#E160BF
#E783CD
#EFA9DC
#F6D0EC

Shades

#851968
#74165B
#5E124A
#4D0F3C
#380B2C
#27071E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9A1D79.

How #9A1D79 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#9A1D79
Protanopia#484879
Protanomaly#723B79
Deuteranopia#5F5F76
Deuteranomaly#7B4D77
Tritanopia#953434
Tritanomaly#972D58
Achromatopsia#555555

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Using #9A1D79 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9a1d79: #9A1D79;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9A1D79;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9a1d79': '#9A1D79' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.114, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_9a1d79">#9A1D79</color>
SVG fillfill="#9A1D79"

More Pink Colors

#9A1D79 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#9A1D79 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9A1D79?

#9A1D79 is a dark pink — rgb(154, 29, 121) in RGB and hsl(316, 68%, 36%) 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 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #9A1D79?

#9A1D79 is rgb(154, 29, 121) — red 154, green 29, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9A1D79?

#9A1D79 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 21%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9A1D79 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9A1D79 scores 7.43:1 against white and 2.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9A1D79 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9A1D79 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 16.78, which is visibly different.

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