Information about #9D5EA1 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#9D5EA1 presents itself as a mildly saturated magenta — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Dark Lilac (#9C6DA5). Nearby in the Register you will also find Butterfly (#A46B9B) and Taffeta (#996E9E).
In RGB terms — rgb(157, 94, 161) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #9D5EA1 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9D5EA1 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#9D5EA1 color variations
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#9D5EA1 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#9D5EA1 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#9D5EA1 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#9D5EA1 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#9D5EA1 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #9D5EA1 color
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Nearest named colors to #9D5EA1
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9C6DA5
#A46B9B
#996E9E
#976E9A
#97709F
#97709E
#9A4EAE
#9C4AA8
#9A65B5
#916E99
#8C6495
#98568D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#9D5EA1
- RGB157, 94, 161
- CMYK2, 26, 0, 37
- CSSrgb(157, 94, 161)
- HSL296°, 26%, 50%
- HSL Precise296.418°, 26.275%, 50%
- HSV296°, 42%, 63%
- HSB296°, 42%, 63%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.616
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.631
- GLSLvec3(0.616, 0.369, 0.631)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.616, 0.369, 0.631, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.616, 0.369, 0.631)
- Percentage of Red in RGB61.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB63.1%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID9D5EA1
- DECIMAL ID10313377
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers47 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
