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#9989C8 Color

#9989C8 is rgb(153, 137, 200) in RGB, hsl(255, 36%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 32%, 0%, 22%) 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 6.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9989C8
HEX#9989C8
RGBrgb(153, 137, 200)
HSLhsl(255, 36%, 66%)
HSVhsv(255, 32%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 32%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.093 295.4)
LABlab(60.36% 16.28 -30.68)
LCHlch(60.36% 34.73 297.95)

What #9989C8 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 #9989C8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.49Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.54Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.93Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.7Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.42African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.04

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

#9989C8 Channel Values

How #9989C8 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 137 · B 2008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 36% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 32% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.1:1 vs white · 6.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9989C8 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 text3.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9989C8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9989C8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9989C8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9989C8
Complementary
#B8C889
Analogous
#8999C8
Analogous
#B889C8
Triadic
#C89989
Triadic
#89C899
Split comp.
#C8B889
Split comp.
#99C889

Tints & Shades of #9989C8

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

#A89AD0
#B4A8D6
#C3BADE
#CFC8E5
#DED9ED
#EAE7F4

Shades

#7E6AB9
#644EA6
#524087
#41336C
#2E244C
#1B152D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9989C8.

How #9989C8 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#9989C8
Protanopia#8C8CC8
Protanomaly#918BC8
Deuteranopia#8F8FC8
Deuteranomaly#938CC8
Tritanopia#909393
Tritanomaly#938FAB
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9989C8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9989c8: #9989C8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9989C8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9989c8': '#9989C8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.537, blue: 0.784)
Android XML<color name="color_9989c8">#9989C8</color>
SVG fillfill="#9989C8"

More Purple Colors

#9989C8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9989C8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9989C8?

#9989C8 is a light purple — rgb(153, 137, 200) in RGB and hsl(255, 36%, 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 6.49.

What is the RGB value of #9989C8?

#9989C8 is rgb(153, 137, 200) — red 153, green 137, and blue 200 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9989C8?

#9989C8 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 32%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9989C8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9989C8 scores 3.1:1 against white and 6.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9989C8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9989C8 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 21.3, which is visibly different.

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