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#9987F8 Color

#9987F8 is rgb(153, 135, 248) in RGB, hsl(250, 89%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 46%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9987F8
HEX#9987F8
RGBrgb(153, 135, 248)
HSLhsl(250, 89%, 75%)
HSVhsv(250, 46%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 46%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.162 288.7)
LABlab(61.78% 26.93 -55.07)
LCHlch(61.78% 61.30 296.06)

What #9987F8 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 #9987F8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.82Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 15.7Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 16.16Amethyst#9966CCΔE 16.18Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 16.88Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 16.97

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

#9987F8 Channel Values

How #9987F8 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 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 250° · S 89% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 250° · S 46% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.93:1 vs white · 7.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9987F8 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 text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9987F8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9987F8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9987F8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9987F8
Complementary
#E5F887
Analogous
#87ACF8
Analogous
#D287F8
Triadic
#F89987
Triadic
#87F899
Split comp.
#F8D287
Split comp.
#ACF887

Tints & Shades of #9987F8

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

#A695F9
#B6A8FA
#C2B7FB
#CEC5FC
#DAD4FC
#EBE7FE

Shades

#7156F5
#4826F2
#2F0DD9
#230AA4
#190774
#0F0443

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9987F8.

How #9987F8 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#9987F8
Protanopia#8A8AF8
Protanomaly#9089F8
Deuteranopia#8D8DF8
Deuteranomaly#928BF8
Tritanopia#849B9B
Tritanomaly#8D94C7
Achromatopsia#979797

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Using #9987F8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9987f8: #9987F8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9987F8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9987f8': '#9987F8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.529, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_9987f8">#9987F8</color>
SVG fillfill="#9987F8"

More Blue Colors

#9987F8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9987F8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9987F8?

#9987F8 is a light blue — rgb(153, 135, 248) in RGB and hsl(250, 89%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.82.

What is the RGB value of #9987F8?

#9987F8 is rgb(153, 135, 248) — red 153, green 135, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9987F8?

#9987F8 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 46%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9987F8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9987F8 scores 2.93:1 against white and 7.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9987F8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9987F8 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 9.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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