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#9A54C9 Color

#9A54C9 is rgb(154, 84, 201) in RGB, hsl(276, 52%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 58%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Plum (#9C51B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9A54C9
HEX#9A54C9
RGBrgb(154, 84, 201)
HSLhsl(276, 52%, 56%)
HSVhsv(276, 58%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 58%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.181 309.5)
LABlab(48.37% 45.00 -49.99)
LCHlch(48.37% 67.26 311.99)

What #9A54C9 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 #9A54C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 9.22Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 10.39Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.67Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 11.49Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.92Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 12.15

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

#9A54C9 Channel Values

How #9A54C9 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 84 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 52% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 58% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.68:1 vs white · 4.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9A54C9 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 text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9A54C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9A54C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9A54C9
Complementary
#83C954
Analogous
#6054C9
Analogous
#C954BD
Triadic
#C99A54
Triadic
#54C99A
Split comp.
#BDC954
Split comp.
#54C960

Tints & Shades of #9A54C9

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

#A86CD0
#B683D8
#C49ADF
#D1B1E7
#DFC9EE
#EDE0F5

Shades

#8A3CBE
#73329F
#602A84
#492065
#35174A
#1F0D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9A54C9.

How #9A54C9 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#9A54C9
Protanopia#6464C9
Protanomaly#7D5EC9
Deuteranopia#7171C8
Deuteranomaly#8467C8
Tritanopia#8B6C6C
Tritanomaly#91649A
Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #9A54C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9a54c9: #9A54C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9A54C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9a54c9': '#9A54C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.329, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_9a54c9">#9A54C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#9A54C9"

More Purple Colors

#9A54C9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#9A54C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9A54C9?

#9A54C9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(154, 84, 201) in RGB and hsl(276, 52%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Plum (#9C51B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.22.

What is the RGB value of #9A54C9?

#9A54C9 is rgb(154, 84, 201) — red 154, green 84, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9A54C9?

#9A54C9 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 58%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9A54C9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9A54C9 scores 4.68:1 against white and 4.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9A54C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9A54C9 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 11.49, which is visibly different.

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