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#9742FF Color

#9742FF is rgb(151, 66, 255) in RGB, hsl(267, 100%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 74%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.53. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9742FF
HEX#9742FF
RGBrgb(151, 66, 255)
HSLhsl(267, 100%, 63%)
HSVhsv(267, 74%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 74%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.259 298.5)
LABlab(48.07% 62.24 -80.97)
LCHlch(48.07% 102.13 307.55)

What #9742FF 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 #9742FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.53Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 10.71French Violet#8806CEΔE 15.39Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.75Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 18Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 18.21

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

#9742FF Channel Values

How #9742FF 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 151 · G 66 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 100% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 74% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.63:1 vs white · 4.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9742FF 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 text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9742FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9742FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9742FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9742FF
Complementary
#AAFF42
Analogous
#424CFF
Analogous
#F642FF
Triadic
#FF9742
Triadic
#42FF97
Split comp.
#FFF642
Split comp.
#4CFF42

Tints & Shades of #9742FF

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

#A55CFF
#B375FF
#C18FFF
#CFA8FF
#DDC2FF
#EBDBFF

Shades

#811AFF
#6A00EB
#5700C2
#430094
#30006B
#1C003D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9742FF.

How #9742FF 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#9742FF
Protanopia#5858FF
Protanomaly#7650FF
Deuteranopia#6868FE
Deuteranomaly#7E5BFF
Tritanopia#787474
Tritanomaly#8663BC
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9742FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9742ff: #9742FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9742FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9742ff': '#9742FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.259, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_9742ff">#9742FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#9742FF"

More Purple Colors

#9742FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9742FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9742FF?

#9742FF is a light purple — rgb(151, 66, 255) in RGB and hsl(267, 100%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.53.

What is the RGB value of #9742FF?

#9742FF is rgb(151, 66, 255) — red 151, green 66, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9742FF?

#9742FF converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 74%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9742FF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9742FF scores 4.63:1 against white and 4.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9742FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9742FF 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 8.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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