#9E64AA Color

#9E64AA is rgb(158, 100, 170) in RGB, hsl(290, 29%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 41%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Razzmic Berry (#8D4E85), visibly different at ΔE 12.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9E64AA

HEX#9E64AA

RGBrgb(158, 100, 170)

HSLhsl(290, 29%, 53%)

HSVhsv(290, 41%, 67%)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 41%, 0%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.122 320.6)

LABlab(50.90% 32.87 -28.07)

LCHlch(50.90% 43.23 319.51)

What #9E64AA 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 #9E64AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 12.19 Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.35 Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.38 Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 12.67 African Violet#B284BEΔE 13.4 Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 13.73

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#9E64AA Channel Values

How #9E64AA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 158 · G 100 · B 170	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 290° · S 29% · L 53%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 290° · S 41% · V 67%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 7% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 33%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.32:1 vs white · 4.86:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9E64AA 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 text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9E64AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9E64AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #9E64AA

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.

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How #9E64AA 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#9E64AA

Protanopia#7171AA

Protanomaly#856CAA

Deuteranopia#7B7BA9

Deuteranomaly#8A73A9

Tritanopia#967070

Tritanomaly#9A6B8B

Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #9E64AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9e64aa: #9E64AA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9E64AA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9e64aa': '#9E64AA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.392, blue: 0.667)

Android XML<color name="color_9e64aa">#9E64AA</color>

SVG fillfill="#9E64AA"

More Pink Colors

#9E64AA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#9E64AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9E64AA?

#9E64AA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(158, 100, 170) in RGB and hsl(290, 29%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Razzmic Berry (#8D4E85), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.19.

What is the RGB value of #9E64AA?

#9E64AA is rgb(158, 100, 170) — red 158, green 100, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9E64AA?

#9E64AA converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 41%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9E64AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9E64AA scores 4.32:1 against white and 4.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9E64AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9E64AA 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 22.86, which is visibly different.

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