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#9D3FC6 Color

#9D3FC6 is rgb(157, 63, 198) in RGB, hsl(282, 54%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 68%, 0%, 22%) 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 8.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D3FC6
HEX#9D3FC6
RGBrgb(157, 63, 198)
HSLhsl(282, 54%, 51%)
HSVhsv(282, 68%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 68%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.208 313.7)
LABlab(44.93% 54.92 -53.73)
LCHlch(44.93% 76.83 315.63)

What #9D3FC6 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 #9D3FC6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.79Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 10.52Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 14.28Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.51Mauveine#8D029BΔE 14.97Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.4

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

#9D3FC6 Channel Values

How #9D3FC6 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 63 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 54% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 68% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.3:1 vs white · 3.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9D3FC6 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 text5.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9D3FC6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9D3FC6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9D3FC6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9D3FC6
Complementary
#67C63F
Analogous
#5A3FC6
Analogous
#C63FAB
Triadic
#C69D3F
Triadic
#3FC69D
Split comp.
#ABC63F
Split comp.
#3FC65A

Tints & Shades of #9D3FC6

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

#AB5ACE
#B772D5
#C58DDD
#D3A9E5
#E1C4ED
#EDDCF4

Shades

#8834AD
#762D95
#60247A
#4A1C5E
#351443
#220D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9D3FC6.

How #9D3FC6 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#9D3FC6
Protanopia#5858C6
Protanomaly#7A4FC6
Deuteranopia#6A6AC5
Deuteranomaly#825CC5
Tritanopia#8E5F5F
Tritanomaly#945494
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9D3FC6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9d3fc6: #9D3FC6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D3FC6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9d3fc6': '#9D3FC6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.247, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_9d3fc6">#9D3FC6</color>
SVG fillfill="#9D3FC6"

More Purple Colors

#9D3FC6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9D3FC6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9D3FC6?

#9D3FC6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(157, 63, 198) in RGB and hsl(282, 54%, 51%) 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 8.79.

What is the RGB value of #9D3FC6?

#9D3FC6 is rgb(157, 63, 198) — red 157, green 63, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D3FC6?

#9D3FC6 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 68%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D3FC6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9D3FC6 scores 5.3:1 against white and 3.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D3FC6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D3FC6 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 8.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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