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#9D34DA Color

#9D34DA is rgb(157, 52, 218) in RGB, hsl(278, 69%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 76%, 0%, 15%) 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 5.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D34DA
HEX#9D34DA
RGBrgb(157, 52, 218)
HSLhsl(278, 69%, 53%)
HSVhsv(278, 76%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 76%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(55.8% 0.239 309.3)
LABlab(44.54% 62.31 -65.84)
LCHlch(44.54% 90.65 313.42)

What #9D34DA 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 #9D34DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 5.99Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 10.28Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 10.67French Violet#8806CEΔE 11.12Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 11.32Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 13.11

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

#9D34DA Channel Values

How #9D34DA 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 52 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 69% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 76% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.33:1 vs white · 3.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9D34DA 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 text5.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9D34DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9D34DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9D34DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9D34DA
Complementary
#71DA34
Analogous
#4B34DA
Analogous
#DA34C4
Triadic
#DA9D34
Triadic
#34DA9D
Split comp.
#C4DA34
Split comp.
#34DA4B

Tints & Shades of #9D34DA

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

#AA4EDF
#B86CE4
#C586E9
#D3A5EE
#E0BEF3
#EEDDF9

Shades

#8B24C6
#761FA8
#61198A
#4B146C
#360E4E
#21092F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9D34DA.

How #9D34DA 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#9D34DA
Protanopia#5353DA
Protanomaly#7848DA
Deuteranopia#6767D9
Deuteranomaly#8057D9
Tritanopia#8A6161
Tritanomaly#9252A0
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9D34DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9d34da: #9D34DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D34DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9d34da': '#9D34DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.204, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_9d34da">#9D34DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#9D34DA"

More Purple Colors

#9D34DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9D34DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9D34DA?

#9D34DA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(157, 52, 218) in RGB and hsl(278, 69%, 53%) 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 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #9D34DA?

#9D34DA is rgb(157, 52, 218) — red 157, green 52, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D34DA?

#9D34DA converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 76%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D34DA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9D34DA scores 5.33:1 against white and 3.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D34DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D34DA 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 5.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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