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#9D3DBD Color

#9D3DBD is rgb(157, 61, 189) in RGB, hsl(285, 51%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 68%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D3DBD
HEX#9D3DBD
RGBrgb(157, 61, 189)
HSLhsl(285, 51%, 49%)
HSVhsv(285, 68%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 68%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(54.7% 0.202 316.5)
LABlab(44.14% 54.35 -49.76)
LCHlch(44.14% 73.69 317.52)

What #9D3DBD 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 #9D3DBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.54Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.29Mauveine#8D029BΔE 13.05Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 14.02Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 14.19Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.83

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

#9D3DBD Channel Values

How #9D3DBD 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 61 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 51% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 68% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.47:1 vs white · 3.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9D3DBD 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 text5.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9D3DBD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9D3DBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9D3DBD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9D3DBD
Complementary
#5DBD3D
Analogous
#5D3DBD
Analogous
#BD3D9D
Triadic
#BD9D3D
Triadic
#3DBD9D
Split comp.
#9DBD3D
Split comp.
#3DBD5D

Tints & Shades of #9D3DBD

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

#AB56C8
#B971D1
#C68BDA
#D3A6E2
#E1C1EB
#EEDCF4

Shades

#8A36A6
#732D8B
#602574
#4A1D59
#361541
#200C27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9D3DBD.

How #9D3DBD 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#9D3DBD
Protanopia#5757BD
Protanomaly#794EBD
Deuteranopia#6A6ABC
Deuteranomaly#815BBC
Tritanopia#905B5B
Tritanomaly#95518D
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9D3DBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9d3dbd: #9D3DBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D3DBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9d3dbd': '#9D3DBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.239, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_9d3dbd">#9D3DBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9D3DBD"

More Purple Colors

#9D3DBD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9D3DBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9D3DBD?

#9D3DBD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(157, 61, 189) in RGB and hsl(285, 51%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.54.

What is the RGB value of #9D3DBD?

#9D3DBD is rgb(157, 61, 189) — red 157, green 61, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D3DBD?

#9D3DBD converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 68%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D3DBD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9D3DBD scores 5.47:1 against white and 3.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D3DBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D3DBD 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 9.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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