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#9C69B0 Color

#9C69B0 is rgb(156, 105, 176) in RGB, hsl(283, 31%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 40%, 0%, 31%) 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 9.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9C69B0
HEX#9C69B0
RGBrgb(156, 105, 176)
HSLhsl(283, 31%, 55%)
HSVhsv(283, 40%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 40%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.118 316)
LABlab(52.01% 30.48 -29.85)
LCHlch(52.01% 42.66 315.60)

What #9C69B0 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 #9C69B0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.8Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.42Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.64Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.77African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.22Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 14.51

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

#9C69B0 Channel Values

How #9C69B0 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 105 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 31% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 40% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.15:1 vs white · 5.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9C69B0 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 text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9C69B0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9C69B0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9C69B0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9C69B0
Complementary
#7DB069
Analogous
#7869B0
Analogous
#B069A0
Triadic
#B09C69
Triadic
#69B09C
Split comp.
#A0B069
Split comp.
#69B078

Tints & Shades of #9C69B0

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

#A97DBA
#B691C5
#C3A5CF
#D3BCDC
#E0D0E6
#EDE4F1

Shades

#8B54A0
#744686
#5F3A6E
#4B2E57
#37213F
#201325

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9C69B0.

How #9C69B0 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#9C69B0
Protanopia#7474B0
Protanomaly#8670B0
Deuteranopia#7D7DAF
Deuteranomaly#8A75AF
Tritanopia#947575
Tritanomaly#977090
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

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Using #9C69B0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9c69b0: #9C69B0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9C69B0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9c69b0': '#9C69B0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.412, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_9c69b0">#9C69B0</color>
SVG fillfill="#9C69B0"

More Purple Colors

#9C69B0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9C69B0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9C69B0?

#9C69B0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(156, 105, 176) in RGB and hsl(283, 31%, 55%) 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 9.8.

What is the RGB value of #9C69B0?

#9C69B0 is rgb(156, 105, 176) — red 156, green 105, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9C69B0?

#9C69B0 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 40%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9C69B0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9C69B0 scores 4.15:1 against white and 5.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9C69B0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9C69B0 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 20.95, which is visibly different.

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