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#9A6BAE Color

#9A6BAE is rgb(154, 107, 174) in RGB, hsl(282, 29%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 39%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9A6BAE
HEX#9A6BAE
RGBrgb(154, 107, 174)
HSLhsl(282, 29%, 55%)
HSVhsv(282, 39%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 39%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.112 315.4)
LABlab(52.17% 28.39 -28.47)
LCHlch(52.17% 40.21 314.92)

What #9A6BAE 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 #9A6BAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.71Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.19Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.57Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.22African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.75French Lilac#86608EΔE 12.66

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

#9A6BAE Channel Values

How #9A6BAE 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 107 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 29% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 39% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.13:1 vs white · 5.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9A6BAE 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9A6BAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9A6BAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9A6BAE
Complementary
#7FAE6B
Analogous
#786BAE
Analogous
#AE6BA0
Triadic
#AE9A6B
Triadic
#6BAE9A
Split comp.
#A0AE6B
Split comp.
#6BAE78

Tints & Shades of #9A6BAE

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

#A77FB8
#B592C3
#C2A6CE
#D2BDDB
#DFD1E6
#EDE5F1

Shades

#89579E
#724884
#5E3C6D
#4A2F56
#36223F
#1F1424

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How #9A6BAE 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#9A6BAE
Protanopia#7575AE
Protanomaly#8571AE
Deuteranopia#7D7DAD
Deuteranomaly#8A76AD
Tritanopia#927676
Tritanomaly#957290
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #9A6BAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9a6bae: #9A6BAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9A6BAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9a6bae': '#9A6BAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.420, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_9a6bae">#9A6BAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9A6BAE"

More Purple Colors

#9A6BAE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#9A6BAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9A6BAE?

#9A6BAE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(154, 107, 174) in RGB and hsl(282, 29%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.71.

What is the RGB value of #9A6BAE?

#9A6BAE is rgb(154, 107, 174) — red 154, green 107, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9A6BAE?

#9A6BAE converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 39%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9A6BAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9A6BAE scores 4.13:1 against white and 5.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9A6BAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9A6BAE 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 22.3, which is visibly different.

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