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#9F6BA8 Color

#9F6BA8 is rgb(159, 107, 168) in RGB, hsl(291, 26%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 36%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heather (#9E7BB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F6BA8
HEX#9F6BA8
RGBrgb(159, 107, 168)
HSLhsl(291, 26%, 54%)
HSVhsv(291, 36%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 36%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.107 321.5)
LABlab(52.54% 29.17 -24.37)
LCHlch(52.54% 38.01 320.12)

What #9F6BA8 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 #9F6BA8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.16Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.28African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.41Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.53French Lilac#86608EΔE 10.8Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 11.77

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

#9F6BA8 Channel Values

How #9F6BA8 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 159 · G 107 · B 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 26% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 36% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.08:1 vs white · 5.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F6BA8 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 text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9F6BA8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9F6BA8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F6BA8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F6BA8
Complementary
#74A86B
Analogous
#816BA8
Analogous
#A86B93
Triadic
#A89F6B
Triadic
#6BA89F
Split comp.
#93A86B
Split comp.
#6BA881

Tints & Shades of #9F6BA8

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

#AC7EB4
#BA95C1
#C7A8CC
#D3BCD7
#E0CFE3
#EEE5F0

Shades

#8E5997
#794B81
#633E6A
#4B2F50
#36223A
#211523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9F6BA8.

How #9F6BA8 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#9F6BA8
Protanopia#7676A8
Protanomaly#8872A8
Deuteranopia#7F7FA7
Deuteranomaly#8D78A7
Tritanopia#987575
Tritanomaly#9B718C
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

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Using #9F6BA8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f6ba8: #9F6BA8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F6BA8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f6ba8': '#9F6BA8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.420, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_9f6ba8">#9F6BA8</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F6BA8"

More Pink Colors

#9F6BA8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#9F6BA8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F6BA8?

#9F6BA8 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(159, 107, 168) in RGB and hsl(291, 26%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heather (#9E7BB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.16.

What is the RGB value of #9F6BA8?

#9F6BA8 is rgb(159, 107, 168) — red 159, green 107, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F6BA8?

#9F6BA8 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 36%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F6BA8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9F6BA8 scores 4.08:1 against white and 5.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F6BA8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F6BA8 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 21, which is visibly different.

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