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#9971FE Color

#9971FE is rgb(153, 113, 254) in RGB, hsl(257, 99%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 56%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9971FE
HEX#9971FE
RGBrgb(153, 113, 254)
HSLhsl(257, 99%, 72%)
HSVhsv(257, 56%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 56%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.201 293.1)
LABlab(57.01% 40.02 -65.96)
LCHlch(57.01% 77.15 301.24)

What #9971FE 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 #9971FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.44Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.81Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 14.75Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 15.9Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 17.63Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 17.74

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

#9971FE Channel Values

How #9971FE 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 153 · G 113 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 99% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 56% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.42:1 vs white · 6.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9971FE 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 text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9971FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9971FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9971FE
Complementary
#D6FE71
Analogous
#7190FE
Analogous
#E071FE
Triadic
#FE9971
Triadic
#71FE99
Split comp.
#FEE071
Split comp.
#90FE71

Tints & Shades of #9971FE

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

#A885FE
#B294FE
#C1A9FF
#D0BDFF
#DED1FF
#E9E1FF

Shades

#753EFE
#5410FE
#3F01DA
#3001A7
#210175
#140047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9971FE.

How #9971FE 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#9971FE
Protanopia#7979FE
Protanomaly#8776FE
Deuteranopia#8080FE
Deuteranomaly#8B7AFE
Tritanopia#7F8E8E
Tritanomaly#8A83C5
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #9971FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9971fe: #9971FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9971FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9971fe': '#9971FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.443, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_9971fe">#9971FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9971FE"

More Purple Colors

#9971FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#9971FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9971FE?

#9971FE is a light purple — rgb(153, 113, 254) in RGB and hsl(257, 99%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.44.

What is the RGB value of #9971FE?

#9971FE is rgb(153, 113, 254) — red 153, green 113, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9971FE?

#9971FE converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 56%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9971FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9971FE scores 3.42:1 against white and 6.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9971FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9971FE 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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