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#9E5778 Color

#9E5778 is rgb(158, 87, 120) in RGB, hsl(332, 29%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 24%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sugar Plum (#914E75), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9E5778
HEX#9E5778
RGBrgb(158, 87, 120)
HSLhsl(332, 29%, 48%)
HSVhsv(332, 45%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 24%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.102 351.7)
LABlab(46.42% 33.06 -5.21)
LCHlch(46.42% 33.47 351.04)

What #9E5778 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 #9E5778, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 5.73Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 6.73Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 8.79Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 9.58Quinacridone Magenta#8E3A59ΔE 12.03Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 12.21

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

#9E5778 Channel Values

How #9E5778 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 87 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 332° · S 29% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 332° · S 45% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 24% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.14:1 vs white · 4.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9E5778 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 text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9E5778 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9E5778

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9E5778; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9E5778
Complementary
#579E7D
Analogous
#9E579C
Analogous
#9E5957
Triadic
#789E57
Triadic
#57789E
Split comp.
#579E59
Split comp.
#579C9E

Tints & Shades of #9E5778

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

#AE6B8A
#BA829C
#C799AE
#D5B3C3
#E2CAD5
#EFE1E8

Shades

#8A4C69
#733F58
#5F3549
#4C2A3A
#381F2B
#211219

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9E5778.

How #9E5778 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#9E5778
Protanopia#686878
Protanomaly#816178
Deuteranopia#757576
Deuteranomaly#876A77
Tritanopia#9C5C5C
Tritanomaly#9D5A68
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #9E5778 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9e5778: #9E5778;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9E5778;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9e5778': '#9E5778' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.341, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_9e5778">#9E5778</color>
SVG fillfill="#9E5778"

More Pink Colors

#9E5778 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#9E5778 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9E5778?

#9E5778 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(158, 87, 120) in RGB and hsl(332, 29%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sugar Plum (#914E75), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.73.

What is the RGB value of #9E5778?

#9E5778 is rgb(158, 87, 120) — red 158, green 87, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9E5778?

#9E5778 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 24%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9E5778 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9E5778 scores 5.14:1 against white and 4.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9E5778 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9E5778 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 20.09, which is visibly different.

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