Information about #9C17BA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9C17BA falls into the Magenta Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(156, 23, 186) — 61.2% red, 9% green, 72.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 12 / 64 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#9C17BA presents itself as a strongly colored electric magenta — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Barney (#AC1DB8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Elipsis Practice (#9315A6) and Kelly Purple (#8617BB).

The recipe behind #9C17BA is rgb(156, 23, 186), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #9C17BA: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. #9C17BA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9C17BA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9C17BA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9C17BA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#5D0D6F

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#3E094A

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Black

#000000

#9C17BA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9C17BA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#9C17BA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#17BA4B
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#86BA17
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#4B17BA
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#BA9C17
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#17BA9C
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#BA1735
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#35BA17
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#17BA9C
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#BA4B17
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#35BA17
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#1786BA
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Nearest named colors to #9C17BA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Barney color link
Barney

#AC1DB8

Elipsis Practice color link
Elipsis Practice

#9315A6

Kelly Purple color link
Kelly Purple

#8617BB

Heliotrope Magenta color link
Heliotrope Magenta

#AA00BB

Strong Heliotrope color link
Strong Heliotrope

#9300A8

Strong Magenta color link
Strong Magenta

#A800A8

Cobalt Violet Deep color link
Cobalt Violet Deep

#91219E

Dark Orchid color link
Dark Orchid

#9932CC

French Violet color link
French Violet

#8806CE

Violet Eggplant color link
Violet Eggplant

#991199

Dark Violet color link
Dark Violet

#9400D3

Barney Purple color link
Barney Purple

#A00498

#9C17BA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9C17BA
  • RGB156, 23, 186
  • CMYK12, 64, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(156, 23, 186)
  • HSL289°, 78%, 41%
  • HSL Precise288.957°, 77.99%, 40.98%
  • HSV289°, 88%, 73%
  • HSB289°, 88%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.090, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.090, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.090, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9C17BA
  • DECIMAL ID10229690
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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