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#9991CF Color

#9991CF is rgb(153, 145, 207) in RGB, hsl(248, 39%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 30%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9991CF
HEX#9991CF
RGBrgb(153, 145, 207)
HSLhsl(248, 39%, 69%)
HSVhsv(248, 30%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 30%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.091 289.7)
LABlab(62.65% 13.27 -31.06)
LCHlch(62.65% 33.78 293.12)

What #9991CF 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 #9991CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.05Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.99Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.2Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.82Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.27Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.12

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

#9991CF Channel Values

How #9991CF 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 145 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 39% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 30% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.87:1 vs white · 7.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9991CF 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 text2.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9991CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9991CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9991CF
Complementary
#C7CF91
Analogous
#91A8CF
Analogous
#B891CF
Triadic
#CF9991
Triadic
#91CF99
Split comp.
#CFB891
Split comp.
#A8CF91

Tints & Shades of #9991CF

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

#A69FD5
#B4ADDB
#C1BCE1
#D1CDE9
#DEDCEF
#EBEAF6

Shades

#7C71C1
#5B4EB1
#4B4091
#3A3271
#2A2452
#18142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9991CF.

How #9991CF 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#9991CF
Protanopia#9292CF
Protanomaly#9592CF
Deuteranopia#9494CF
Deuteranomaly#9693CF
Tritanopia#8F9B9B
Tritanomaly#9397B2
Achromatopsia#989898

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Using #9991CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9991cf: #9991CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9991CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9991cf': '#9991CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.569, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_9991cf">#9991CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#9991CF"

More Blue Colors

#9991CF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9991CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9991CF?

#9991CF is a light blue — rgb(153, 145, 207) in RGB and hsl(248, 39%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.05.

What is the RGB value of #9991CF?

#9991CF is rgb(153, 145, 207) — red 153, green 145, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9991CF?

#9991CF converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 30%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9991CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9991CF scores 2.87:1 against white and 7.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9991CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9991CF 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 21.73, which is visibly different.

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