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#9A46BE Color

#9A46BE is rgb(154, 70, 190) in RGB, hsl(282, 48%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 63%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9A46BE
HEX#9A46BE
RGBrgb(154, 70, 190)
HSLhsl(282, 48%, 51%)
HSVhsv(282, 63%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 63%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(55.4% 0.19 314.2)
LABlab(45.22% 49.82 -48.64)
LCHlch(45.22% 69.63 315.69)

What #9A46BE 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 #9A46BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.74Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 9.92Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 12.24Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 12.81Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 13.65Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.17

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

#9A46BE Channel Values

How #9A46BE 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 70 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 48% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 63% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.26:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9A46BE 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 text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9A46BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9A46BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9A46BE
Complementary
#6ABE46
Analogous
#5E46BE
Analogous
#BE46A6
Triadic
#BE9A46
Triadic
#46BE9A
Split comp.
#A6BE46
Split comp.
#46BE5E

Tints & Shades of #9A46BE

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

#A860C7
#B577CF
#C392D9
#D2ACE2
#E0C6EB
#ECDDF3

Shades

#863AA6
#74328F
#5E2975
#49205B
#341740
#210F2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9A46BE.

How #9A46BE 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#9A46BE
Protanopia#5C5CBE
Protanomaly#7954BE
Deuteranopia#6B6BBD
Deuteranomaly#815FBD
Tritanopia#8D6161
Tritanomaly#925790
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

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Using #9A46BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9a46be: #9A46BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9A46BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9a46be': '#9A46BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.275, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_9a46be">#9A46BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9A46BE"

More Purple Colors

#9A46BE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9A46BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9A46BE?

#9A46BE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(154, 70, 190) in RGB and hsl(282, 48%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.74.

What is the RGB value of #9A46BE?

#9A46BE is rgb(154, 70, 190) — red 154, green 70, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9A46BE?

#9A46BE converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 63%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9A46BE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9A46BE scores 5.26:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9A46BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9A46BE 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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