Purple Plum (#9C51B6)

The hex code for Purple Plum is #9C51B6. It is rgb(156, 81, 182) in RGB, hsl(285, 41%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 55%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK — a mid-tone purple. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9C51B6

HEX#9C51B6

RGBrgb(156, 81, 182)

HSLhsl(285, 41%, 52%)

HSVhsv(285, 55%, 71%)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 55%, 0%, 29%)

OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.166 316.7)

LABlab(47.15% 43.89 -40.92)

LCHlch(47.15% 60.01 317.01)

Colors Closest to Purple Plum

Purple Plum is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 3.02 Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 9.19 Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.91 Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.53 Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 13.32 Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 14.22

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#9C51B6 Channel Values

How Purple Plum breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 156 · G 81 · B 182	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 285° · S 41% · L 52%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 285° · S 55% · V 71%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 14% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 29%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.92:1 vs white · 4.27:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Purple Plum 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 text4.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Purple Plum

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

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Tints & Shades of Purple Plum

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.

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How Purple Plum 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#9C51B6

Protanopia#6363B6

Protanomaly#7E5CB6

Deuteranopia#7171B5

Deuteranomaly#8466B5

Tritanopia#916565

Tritanomaly#965E8D

Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #9C51B6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--purple-plum: #9C51B6;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9C51B6;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'purple-plum': '#9C51B6' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.318, blue: 0.714)

Android XML<color name="purple_plum">#9C51B6</color>

SVG fillfill="#9C51B6"

More Purple Colors

Purple Plum sits in the purplefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

9e7bb5 9a4eae 9f00c5 9966ff 9f00ff 9966cc a020f0 9947e6 a11fff 9933ff a385e0 9933cc ad34cb bd24ff cda4de df73ff f6cfff 270042 390061 4c2882 5d1c6d 6c3082 8000ff 942dae

#9C51B6 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Purple Plum?

The hex code for Purple Plum is #9C51B6. That is rgb(156, 81, 182) in RGB, hsl(285, 41%, 52%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(14%, 55%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #9C51B6?

#9C51B6 is rgb(156, 81, 182) — red 156, green 81, and blue 182 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9C51B6?

#9C51B6 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 55%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9C51B6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9C51B6 scores 4.92:1 against white and 4.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9C51B6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9C51B6 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 14.33, which is visibly different.

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