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#9D32BD Color

#9D32BD is rgb(157, 50, 189) in RGB, hsl(286, 58%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 74%, 0%, 26%) 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 8.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D32BD
HEX#9D32BD
RGBrgb(157, 50, 189)
HSLhsl(286, 58%, 47%)
HSVhsv(286, 74%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 74%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.215 317.1)
LABlab(42.57% 58.57 -52.26)
LCHlch(42.57% 78.50 318.26)

What #9D32BD 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 #9D32BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.48Mauveine#8D029BΔE 11.06Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 11.55Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 12.34Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 15.16Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 15.4

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

#9D32BD Channel Values

How #9D32BD 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 157 · G 50 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 58% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 74% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.79:1 vs white · 3.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9D32BD 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 text5.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9D32BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9D32BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9D32BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9D32BD
Complementary
#53BD32
Analogous
#5732BD
Analogous
#BD3298
Triadic
#BD9D32
Triadic
#32BD9D
Split comp.
#98BD32
Split comp.
#32BD57

Tints & Shades of #9D32BD

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

#AE46CE
#BC66D6
#C882DE
#D59EE5
#E1BBED
#EFDBF5

Shades

#892CA5
#75258D
#611F75
#491859
#351140
#210B28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9D32BD.

How #9D32BD 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#9D32BD
Protanopia#5252BD
Protanomaly#7747BD
Deuteranopia#6666BC
Deuteranomaly#8056BC
Tritanopia#8F5656
Tritanomaly#954A8B
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9D32BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9d32bd: #9D32BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D32BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9d32bd': '#9D32BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.196, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_9d32bd">#9D32BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9D32BD"

More Purple Colors

#9D32BD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9D32BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9D32BD?

#9D32BD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(157, 50, 189) in RGB and hsl(286, 58%, 47%) 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 8.48.

What is the RGB value of #9D32BD?

#9D32BD is rgb(157, 50, 189) — red 157, green 50, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D32BD?

#9D32BD converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 74%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D32BD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9D32BD scores 5.79:1 against white and 3.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D32BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D32BD 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 8.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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