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#9D86CA Color

#9D86CA is rgb(157, 134, 202) in RGB, hsl(260, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 34%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D86CA
HEX#9D86CA
RGBrgb(157, 134, 202)
HSLhsl(260, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(260, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 34%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.102 299.2)
LABlab(60.04% 19.59 -32.25)
LCHlch(60.04% 37.73 301.28)

What #9D86CA 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 #9D86CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.38Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.4Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.98Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.92Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.1African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.9

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

#9D86CA Channel Values

How #9D86CA 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 134 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.14:1 vs white · 6.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9D86CA 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 text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9D86CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9D86CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9D86CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9D86CA
Complementary
#B4CA86
Analogous
#8692CA
Analogous
#BF86CA
Triadic
#CA9D86
Triadic
#86CA9D
Split comp.
#CABF86
Split comp.
#92CA86

Tints & Shades of #9D86CA

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

#AB98D2
#B7A6D8
#C5B8E0
#D1C6E6
#DFD8EE
#EBE6F4

Shades

#8367BC
#6A4BAA
#573D8A
#45306E
#31224E
#1D142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9D86CA.

How #9D86CA 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#9D86CA
Protanopia#8A8ACA
Protanomaly#9289CA
Deuteranopia#8E8ECA
Deuteranomaly#948BCA
Tritanopia#939191
Tritanomaly#978DAB
Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #9D86CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9d86ca: #9D86CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D86CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9d86ca': '#9D86CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.525, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_9d86ca">#9D86CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#9D86CA"

More Purple Colors

#9D86CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9D86CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9D86CA?

#9D86CA is a light purple — rgb(157, 134, 202) in RGB and hsl(260, 39%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #9D86CA?

#9D86CA is rgb(157, 134, 202) — red 157, green 134, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D86CA?

#9D86CA converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 34%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D86CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9D86CA scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D86CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D86CA 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 20.2, which is visibly different.

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