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#9A6DFE Color

#9A6DFE is rgb(154, 109, 254) in RGB, hsl(259, 99%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 57%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9A6DFE
HEX#9A6DFE
RGBrgb(154, 109, 254)
HSLhsl(259, 99%, 71%)
HSVhsv(259, 57%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 57%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(65% 0.207 294.2)
LABlab(56.25% 42.37 -67.18)
LCHlch(56.25% 79.43 302.24)

What #9A6DFE 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 #9A6DFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.57Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.9Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 14.53Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 15.53Iris#5A4FCFΔE 18.35Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 19.23

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

#9A6DFE Channel Values

How #9A6DFE 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 109 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 99% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 57% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.5:1 vs white · 5.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9A6DFE 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 text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9A6DFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9A6DFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9A6DFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9A6DFE
Complementary
#D0FE6C
Analogous
#6C87FE
Analogous
#E36CFE
Triadic
#FE9A6C
Triadic
#6CFE9A
Split comp.
#FEE36C
Split comp.
#87FE6C

Tints & Shades of #9A6DFE

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

#A880FE
#B694FE
#C4A9FF
#CEB8FF
#DCCCFF
#EAE1FF

Shades

#7739FE
#580BFE
#4401D5
#3601A7
#250175
#170047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9A6DFE.

How #9A6DFE 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#9A6DFE
Protanopia#7676FE
Protanomaly#8673FE
Deuteranopia#7E7EFD
Deuteranomaly#8A78FE
Tritanopia#808B8B
Tritanomaly#8B80C4
Achromatopsia#898989

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Using #9A6DFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9a6dfe: #9A6DFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9A6DFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9a6dfe': '#9A6DFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.427, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_9a6dfe">#9A6DFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9A6DFE"

More Purple Colors

#9A6DFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#9A6DFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9A6DFE?

#9A6DFE is a light purple — rgb(154, 109, 254) in RGB and hsl(259, 99%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.57.

What is the RGB value of #9A6DFE?

#9A6DFE is rgb(154, 109, 254) — red 154, green 109, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9A6DFE?

#9A6DFE converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 57%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9A6DFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9A6DFE scores 3.5:1 against white and 5.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9A6DFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9A6DFE 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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