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#9D65AE Color

#9D65AE is rgb(157, 101, 174) in RGB, hsl(286, 31%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 42%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), visibly different at ΔE 12.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D65AE
HEX#9D65AE
RGBrgb(157, 101, 174)
HSLhsl(286, 31%, 54%)
HSVhsv(286, 42%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 42%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.124 318.1)
LABlab(51.15% 32.63 -30.02)
LCHlch(51.15% 44.34 317.39)

What #9D65AE 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 #9D65AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.13Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.35Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.61Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 13.82African Violet#B284BEΔE 13.9Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 14.08

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

#9D65AE Channel Values

How #9D65AE 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 101 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 31% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 42% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.28:1 vs white · 4.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9D65AE 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9D65AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9D65AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9D65AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9D65AE
Complementary
#76AE65
Analogous
#7965AE
Analogous
#AE659B
Triadic
#AE9D65
Triadic
#65AE9D
Split comp.
#9BAE65
Split comp.
#65AE79

Tints & Shades of #9D65AE

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

#AA79B9
#B991C5
#C6A5CF
#D2B9DA
#DFCDE5
#EEE4F1

Shades

#8C539D
#774686
#623A6E
#4A2C54
#35203C
#211325

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9D65AE.

How #9D65AE 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#9D65AE
Protanopia#7171AE
Protanomaly#856CAE
Deuteranopia#7B7BAD
Deuteranomaly#8A73AD
Tritanopia#957272
Tritanomaly#986D8E
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

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Using #9D65AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9d65ae: #9D65AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D65AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9d65ae': '#9D65AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.396, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_9d65ae">#9D65AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9D65AE"

More Purple Colors

#9D65AE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9D65AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9D65AE?

#9D65AE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(157, 101, 174) in RGB and hsl(286, 31%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.13.

What is the RGB value of #9D65AE?

#9D65AE is rgb(157, 101, 174) — red 157, green 101, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D65AE?

#9D65AE converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 42%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D65AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9D65AE scores 4.28:1 against white and 4.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D65AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D65AE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 20.89, which is visibly different.

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