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#9B2CA5 Color

#9B2CA5 is rgb(155, 44, 165) in RGB, hsl(295, 58%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 73%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Magenta (#8B008B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9B2CA5
HEX#9B2CA5
RGBrgb(155, 44, 165)
HSLhsl(295, 58%, 41%)
HSVhsv(295, 73%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 73%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(51.2% 0.201 324.3)
LABlab(40.21% 56.83 -41.87)
LCHlch(40.21% 70.59 323.62)

What #9B2CA5 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 #9B2CA5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 8.84Mauveine#8D029BΔE 8.96Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 10.37Patriarch#800080ΔE 11.93Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 12.23Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 14.23

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

#9B2CA5 Channel Values

How #9B2CA5 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 155 · G 44 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 58% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 73% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 73% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.37:1 vs white · 3.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9B2CA5 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 text6.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9B2CA5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9B2CA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9B2CA5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9B2CA5
Complementary
#36A52C
Analogous
#5E2CA5
Analogous
#A52C73
Triadic
#A59B2C
Triadic
#2CA59B
Split comp.
#73A52C
Split comp.
#2CA55E

Tints & Shades of #9B2CA5

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

#B934C5
#C652D1
#D172DA
#DD96E3
#E7B6EC
#F2D7F4

Shades

#882791
#712079
#5F1B65
#4C1551
#39103C
#220A24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9B2CA5.

How #9B2CA5 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#9B2CA5
Protanopia#4E4EA5
Protanomaly#7543A5
Deuteranopia#6363A3
Deuteranomaly#7D52A4
Tritanopia#914B4B
Tritanomaly#954079
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9B2CA5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9b2ca5: #9B2CA5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9B2CA5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9b2ca5': '#9B2CA5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.173, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_9b2ca5">#9B2CA5</color>
SVG fillfill="#9B2CA5"

More Pink Colors

#9B2CA5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#9B2CA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9B2CA5?

#9B2CA5 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(155, 44, 165) in RGB and hsl(295, 58%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8B008B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.84.

What is the RGB value of #9B2CA5?

#9B2CA5 is rgb(155, 44, 165) — red 155, green 44, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9B2CA5?

#9B2CA5 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 73%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9B2CA5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9B2CA5 scores 6.37:1 against white and 3.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9B2CA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9B2CA5 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 8.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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