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#9C41E1 Color

#9C41E1 is rgb(156, 65, 225) in RGB, hsl(274, 73%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 71%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9C41E1
HEX#9C41E1
RGBrgb(156, 65, 225)
HSLhsl(274, 73%, 57%)
HSVhsv(274, 71%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 71%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.232 306.3)
LABlab(46.65% 58.31 -66.43)
LCHlch(46.65% 88.39 311.28)

What #9C41E1 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 #9C41E1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 7.14Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.62Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 11.94French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.49Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 14.68Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.22

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

#9C41E1 Channel Values

How #9C41E1 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 156 · G 65 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 73% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 71% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.93:1 vs white · 4.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9C41E1 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 text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9C41E1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9C41E1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9C41E1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9C41E1
Complementary
#87E141
Analogous
#4C41E1
Analogous
#E141D7
Triadic
#E19C41
Triadic
#41E19C
Split comp.
#D7E141
Split comp.
#41E14C

Tints & Shades of #9C41E1

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

#AA5CE6
#B876EA
#C591EE
#D1A7F1
#DFC1F5
#EDDCF9

Shades

#8922D8
#761DB9
#5F1796
#4C1377
#350D54
#220835

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9C41E1.

How #9C41E1 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#9C41E1
Protanopia#5959E1
Protanomaly#7A51E1
Deuteranopia#6A6AE0
Deuteranomaly#815DE0
Tritanopia#876969
Tritanomaly#905CA7
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #9C41E1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9c41e1: #9C41E1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9C41E1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9c41e1': '#9C41E1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.255, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_9c41e1">#9C41E1</color>
SVG fillfill="#9C41E1"

More Purple Colors

#9C41E1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#9C41E1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9C41E1?

#9C41E1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(156, 65, 225) in RGB and hsl(274, 73%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.14.

What is the RGB value of #9C41E1?

#9C41E1 is rgb(156, 65, 225) — red 156, green 65, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9C41E1?

#9C41E1 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 71%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9C41E1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9C41E1 scores 4.93:1 against white and 4.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9C41E1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9C41E1 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 7.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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