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#9A85CC Color

#9A85CC is rgb(154, 133, 204) in RGB, hsl(258, 41%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 35%, 0%, 20%) 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 7.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9A85CC
HEX#9A85CC
RGBrgb(154, 133, 204)
HSLhsl(258, 41%, 66%)
HSVhsv(258, 35%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 35%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.105 297)
LABlab(59.58% 19.52 -34.10)
LCHlch(59.58% 39.29 299.78)

What #9A85CC 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 #9A85CC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.35Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.68Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.77Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.47Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.38African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.54

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

#9A85CC Channel Values

How #9A85CC 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 133 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 41% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 35% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.18:1 vs white · 6.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9A85CC 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 text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9A85CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9A85CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9A85CC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9A85CC
Complementary
#B7CC85
Analogous
#8593CC
Analogous
#BE85CC
Triadic
#CC9A85
Triadic
#85CC9A
Split comp.
#CCBE85
Split comp.
#93CC85

Tints & Shades of #9A85CC

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

#A997D3
#B5A5D9
#C4B7E1
#D0C5E7
#DED7EE
#EAE6F4

Shades

#7F64BE
#6648AD
#533B8C
#422F6F
#2F214F
#1C142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9A85CC.

How #9A85CC 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#9A85CC
Protanopia#8989CC
Protanomaly#9087CC
Deuteranopia#8C8CCC
Deuteranomaly#9289CC
Tritanopia#8F9191
Tritanomaly#948CAC
Achromatopsia#909090

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Using #9A85CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9a85cc: #9A85CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9A85CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9a85cc': '#9A85CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.522, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_9a85cc">#9A85CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9A85CC"

More Purple Colors

#9A85CC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9A85CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9A85CC?

#9A85CC is a light purple — rgb(154, 133, 204) in RGB and hsl(258, 41%, 66%) 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 7.35.

What is the RGB value of #9A85CC?

#9A85CC is rgb(154, 133, 204) — red 154, green 133, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9A85CC?

#9A85CC converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 35%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9A85CC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9A85CC scores 3.18:1 against white and 6.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9A85CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9A85CC 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 21.16, which is visibly different.

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