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#9A1D87 Color

#9A1D87 is rgb(154, 29, 135) in RGB, hsl(309, 68%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 12%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mardi Gras (#880085), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9A1D87
HEX#9A1D87
RGBrgb(154, 29, 135)
HSLhsl(309, 68%, 36%)
HSVhsv(309, 81%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 12%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(48.2% 0.192 335.5)
LABlab(37.00% 57.46 -28.72)
LCHlch(37.00% 64.24 333.44)

What #9A1D87 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 #9A1D87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 9.36Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 9.88Patriarch#800080ΔE 10.61Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 10.99Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 11.45Berry Parfait#A43482ΔE 12.02

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

#9A1D87 Channel Values

How #9A1D87 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 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 309° · S 68% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 309° · S 81% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 12% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.24:1 vs white · 2.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9A1D87 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 text7.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9A1D87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9A1D87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9A1D87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9A1D87
Complementary
#1D9A30
Analogous
#6F1D9A
Analogous
#9A1D49
Triadic
#879A1D
Triadic
#1D879A
Split comp.
#499A1D
Split comp.
#1D9A6F

Tints & Shades of #9A1D87

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

#C125A9
#D93AC2
#E160CE
#E783D8
#EFA9E4
#F6D0F0

Shades

#851975
#741666
#5E1253
#4D0F44
#380B31
#270722

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9A1D87.

How #9A1D87 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#9A1D87
Protanopia#484887
Protanomaly#723B87
Deuteranopia#5F5F85
Deuteranomaly#7B4D86
Tritanopia#933939
Tritanomaly#963062
Achromatopsia#575757

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Using #9A1D87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9a1d87: #9A1D87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9A1D87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9a1d87': '#9A1D87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.114, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_9a1d87">#9A1D87</color>
SVG fillfill="#9A1D87"

More Pink Colors

#9A1D87 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#9A1D87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9A1D87?

#9A1D87 is a dark pink — rgb(154, 29, 135) in RGB and hsl(309, 68%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mardi Gras (#880085), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.36.

What is the RGB value of #9A1D87?

#9A1D87 is rgb(154, 29, 135) — red 154, green 29, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9A1D87?

#9A1D87 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 12%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9A1D87 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9A1D87 scores 7.24:1 against white and 2.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9A1D87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9A1D87 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 10.61, which is visibly different.

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