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#9987C9 Color

#9987C9 is rgb(153, 135, 201) in RGB, hsl(256, 38%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 33%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9987C9
HEX#9987C9
RGBrgb(153, 135, 201)
HSLhsl(256, 38%, 66%)
HSVhsv(256, 33%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 33%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.098 296.2)
LABlab(59.89% 17.55 -31.96)
LCHlch(59.89% 36.46 298.76)

What #9987C9 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 #9987C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.44Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.95Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.6Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.79Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.78African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.99

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

#9987C9 Channel Values

How #9987C9 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 135 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 38% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 33% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.15:1 vs white · 6.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9987C9 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 text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9987C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9987C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9987C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9987C9
Complementary
#B8C987
Analogous
#8797C9
Analogous
#BA87C9
Triadic
#C99987
Triadic
#87C999
Split comp.
#C9BA87
Split comp.
#97C987

Tints & Shades of #9987C9

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

#A899D1
#B4A7D7
#C3B9DF
#CFC7E6
#DED8EE
#EAE6F4

Shades

#7E68BB
#654CA9
#523E89
#41316D
#2E234D
#1B152E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9987C9.

How #9987C9 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#9987C9
Protanopia#8A8AC9
Protanomaly#9089C9
Deuteranopia#8D8DC9
Deuteranomaly#928BC9
Tritanopia#8F9292
Tritanomaly#938DAB
Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #9987C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9987c9: #9987C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9987C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9987c9': '#9987C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.529, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_9987c9">#9987C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#9987C9"

More Purple Colors

#9987C9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9987C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9987C9?

#9987C9 is a light purple — rgb(153, 135, 201) in RGB and hsl(256, 38%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #9987C9?

#9987C9 is rgb(153, 135, 201) — red 153, green 135, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9987C9?

#9987C9 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 33%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9987C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9987C9 scores 3.15:1 against white and 6.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9987C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9987C9 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 21.35, which is visibly different.

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