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#9D4CDC Color

#9D4CDC is rgb(157, 76, 220) in RGB, hsl(274, 67%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 65%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D4CDC
HEX#9D4CDC
RGBrgb(157, 76, 220)
HSLhsl(274, 67%, 58%)
HSVhsv(274, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 65%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.213 306.8)
LABlab(48.29% 52.91 -60.94)
LCHlch(48.29% 80.71 310.97)

What #9D4CDC 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 #9D4CDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 7.57Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.91Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 14.57Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 17.26Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 17.85Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 19.36

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

#9D4CDC Channel Values

How #9D4CDC 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 76 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 67% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 65% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.67:1 vs white · 4.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9D4CDC 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 text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9D4CDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9D4CDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9D4CDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9D4CDC
Complementary
#8ADC4C
Analogous
#564CDC
Analogous
#DC4CD2
Triadic
#DC9D4C
Triadic
#4CDC9D
Split comp.
#D2DC4C
Split comp.
#4CDC56

Tints & Shades of #9D4CDC

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

#AB66E1
#B77BE5
#C595EA
#D3AEEF
#E1C8F4
#ECDDF8

Shades

#8B2AD5
#7724B7
#611D95
#4B1773
#351051
#210A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9D4CDC.

How #9D4CDC 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#9D4CDC
Protanopia#6060DC
Protanomaly#7D59DC
Deuteranopia#6F6FDB
Deuteranomaly#8463DB
Tritanopia#8A6D6D
Tritanomaly#9262A5
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9D4CDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9d4cdc: #9D4CDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D4CDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9d4cdc': '#9D4CDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.298, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_9d4cdc">#9D4CDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9D4CDC"

More Purple Colors

#9D4CDC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9D4CDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9D4CDC?

#9D4CDC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(157, 76, 220) in RGB and hsl(274, 67%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.57.

What is the RGB value of #9D4CDC?

#9D4CDC is rgb(157, 76, 220) — red 157, green 76, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D4CDC?

#9D4CDC converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 65%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D4CDC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9D4CDC scores 4.67:1 against white and 4.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D4CDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D4CDC 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 8.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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