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#9D68A1 Color

#9D68A1 is rgb(157, 104, 161) in RGB, hsl(296, 23%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 35%, 0%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lilac (#86608E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D68A1
HEX#9D68A1
RGBrgb(157, 104, 161)
HSLhsl(296, 23%, 52%)
HSVhsv(296, 35%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 35%, 0%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.104 324.3)
LABlab(51.37% 29.02 -22.12)
LCHlch(51.37% 36.49 322.68)

What #9D68A1 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 #9D68A1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.1Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.26Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 10.23African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.5Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.72Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 10.99

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

#9D68A1 Channel Values

How #9D68A1 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 104 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 23% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 35% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.26:1 vs white · 4.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9D68A1 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 text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9D68A1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9D68A1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9D68A1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9D68A1
Complementary
#6CA168
Analogous
#8168A1
Analogous
#A16888
Triadic
#A19D68
Triadic
#68A19D
Split comp.
#88A168
Split comp.
#68A181

Tints & Shades of #9D68A1

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

#AB7EAE
#B891BA
#C6A7C8
#D2BAD4
#E0D0E2
#EDE3ED

Shades

#8A588D
#744B77
#5F3D61
#4C314E
#372338
#221623

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9D68A1.

How #9D68A1 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#9D68A1
Protanopia#7373A1
Protanomaly#866FA1
Deuteranopia#7D7DA0
Deuteranomaly#8B75A0
Tritanopia#977171
Tritanomaly#996E87
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #9D68A1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9d68a1: #9D68A1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D68A1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9d68a1': '#9D68A1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.408, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_9d68a1">#9D68A1</color>
SVG fillfill="#9D68A1"

More Pink Colors

#9D68A1 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#9D68A1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9D68A1?

#9D68A1 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(157, 104, 161) in RGB and hsl(296, 23%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lilac (#86608E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.1.

What is the RGB value of #9D68A1?

#9D68A1 is rgb(157, 104, 161) — red 157, green 104, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D68A1?

#9D68A1 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 35%, 0%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D68A1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9D68A1 scores 4.26:1 against white and 4.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D68A1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D68A1 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 22.03, which is visibly different.

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