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#9A7BFE Color

#9A7BFE is rgb(154, 123, 254) in RGB, hsl(254, 98%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 52%, 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 9.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9A7BFE
HEX#9A7BFE
RGBrgb(154, 123, 254)
HSLhsl(254, 98%, 74%)
HSVhsv(254, 52%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 52%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.187 291.4)
LABlab(59.34% 34.95 -62.23)
LCHlch(59.34% 71.38 299.32)

What #9A7BFE 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 #9A7BFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.18Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 13.01Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 16.08Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.82Amethyst#9966CCΔE 18.03Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 18.12

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

#9A7BFE Channel Values

How #9A7BFE 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 154 · G 123 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 98% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 52% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.16:1 vs white · 6.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9A7BFE 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 text3.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9A7BFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9A7BFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9A7BFE
Complementary
#DFFE7C
Analogous
#7C9EFE
Analogous
#DB7CFE
Triadic
#FE9A7C
Triadic
#7CFE9A
Split comp.
#FEDB7C
Split comp.
#9EFE7C

Tints & Shades of #9A7BFE

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

#A68BFE
#B59FFE
#C1AEFE
#D0C2FE
#DCD2FF
#ECE6FF

Shades

#7349FD
#4C17FD
#3602DE
#2902AC
#1D0179
#110147

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9A7BFE.

How #9A7BFE 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#9A7BFE
Protanopia#8181FE
Protanomaly#8C7FFE
Deuteranopia#8686FE
Deuteranomaly#8F82FE
Tritanopia#829494
Tritanomaly#8C8BC8
Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #9A7BFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9a7bfe: #9A7BFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9A7BFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9a7bfe': '#9A7BFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.482, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_9a7bfe">#9A7BFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9A7BFE"

More Blue Colors

#9A7BFE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9A7BFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9A7BFE?

#9A7BFE is a light blue — rgb(154, 123, 254) in RGB and hsl(254, 98%, 74%) 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 9.18.

What is the RGB value of #9A7BFE?

#9A7BFE is rgb(154, 123, 254) — red 154, green 123, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9A7BFE?

#9A7BFE converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 52%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9A7BFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9A7BFE scores 3.16:1 against white and 6.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9A7BFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9A7BFE 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 9.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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