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#9D49DA Color

#9D49DA is rgb(157, 73, 218) in RGB, hsl(275, 66%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 67%, 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 7.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D49DA
HEX#9D49DA
RGBrgb(157, 73, 218)
HSLhsl(275, 66%, 57%)
HSVhsv(275, 67%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 67%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.215 307.6)
LABlab(47.66% 53.92 -60.81)
LCHlch(47.66% 81.27 311.56)

What #9D49DA 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 #9D49DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 7.73Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.47Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 14.57Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 16.76Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 17.1Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 18.19

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

#9D49DA Channel Values

How #9D49DA 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 73 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 66% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 67% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.77:1 vs white · 4.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9D49DA 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 text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9D49DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9D49DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9D49DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9D49DA
Complementary
#85DA49
Analogous
#5549DA
Analogous
#DA49CE
Triadic
#DA9D49
Triadic
#49DA9D
Split comp.
#CEDA49
Split comp.
#49DA55

Tints & Shades of #9D49DA

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

#AB62DF
#B97CE4
#C695E9
#D2AAEE
#DFC4F3
#EDDDF8

Shades

#8B2ACF
#7724B2
#601D90
#4C1772
#361050
#220A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9D49DA.

How #9D49DA 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#9D49DA
Protanopia#5E5EDA
Protanomaly#7C57DA
Deuteranopia#6E6ED9
Deuteranomaly#8361D9
Tritanopia#8B6B6B
Tritanomaly#925FA3
Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #9D49DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9d49da: #9D49DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D49DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9d49da': '#9D49DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.286, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_9d49da">#9D49DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#9D49DA"

More Purple Colors

#9D49DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9D49DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9D49DA?

#9D49DA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(157, 73, 218) in RGB and hsl(275, 66%, 57%) 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 7.73.

What is the RGB value of #9D49DA?

#9D49DA is rgb(157, 73, 218) — red 157, green 73, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D49DA?

#9D49DA converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 67%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D49DA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9D49DA scores 4.77:1 against white and 4.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D49DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D49DA 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 7.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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