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#9E33C1 Color

#9E33C1 is rgb(158, 51, 193) in RGB, hsl(285, 58%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 74%, 0%, 24%) 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 6.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9E33C1
HEX#9E33C1
RGBrgb(158, 51, 193)
HSLhsl(285, 58%, 48%)
HSVhsv(285, 74%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 74%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(54.1% 0.218 316.3)
LABlab(43.08% 59.03 -53.76)
LCHlch(43.08% 79.85 317.67)

What #9E33C1 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 #9E33C1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.92Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 11.08Mauveine#8D029BΔE 12.24Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 12.72Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 14.03Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 15.9

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

#9E33C1 Channel Values

How #9E33C1 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 158 · G 51 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 58% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 74% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.68:1 vs white · 3.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9E33C1 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 text5.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9E33C1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9E33C1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9E33C1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9E33C1
Complementary
#57C133
Analogous
#5733C1
Analogous
#C1339E
Triadic
#C19E33
Triadic
#33C19E
Split comp.
#9EC133
Split comp.
#33C157

Tints & Shades of #9E33C1

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

#AE4ACF
#BA66D6
#C782DE
#D5A2E6
#E2BFEE
#EFDBF5

Shades

#8A2DA9
#73258D
#5F1F75
#4C195D
#381244
#210B28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9E33C1.

How #9E33C1 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#9E33C1
Protanopia#5353C1
Protanomaly#7848C1
Deuteranopia#6767C0
Deuteranomaly#8157C0
Tritanopia#905757
Tritanomaly#964B8E
Achromatopsia#676767

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Using #9E33C1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9e33c1: #9E33C1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9E33C1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9e33c1': '#9E33C1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.200, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_9e33c1">#9E33C1</color>
SVG fillfill="#9E33C1"

More Purple Colors

#9E33C1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#9E33C1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9E33C1?

#9E33C1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(158, 51, 193) in RGB and hsl(285, 58%, 48%) 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 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #9E33C1?

#9E33C1 is rgb(158, 51, 193) — red 158, green 51, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9E33C1?

#9E33C1 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 74%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9E33C1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9E33C1 scores 5.68:1 against white and 3.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9E33C1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9E33C1 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 6.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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