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#9A7DDE Color

#9A7DDE is rgb(154, 125, 222) in RGB, hsl(258, 60%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 44%, 0%, 13%) 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 7.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9A7DDE
HEX#9A7DDE
RGBrgb(154, 125, 222)
HSLhsl(258, 60%, 68%)
HSVhsv(258, 44%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 44%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.143 296)
LABlab(58.34% 27.32 -46.12)
LCHlch(58.34% 53.60 300.64)

What #9A7DDE 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 #9A7DDE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.39Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 10.01Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10.63Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.65Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.8Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.92

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

#9A7DDE Channel Values

How #9A7DDE 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 125 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 60% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 44% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.3:1 vs white · 6.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9A7DDE 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 text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9A7DDE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9A7DDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9A7DDE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9A7DDE
Complementary
#C1DE7C
Analogous
#7C90DE
Analogous
#CB7CDE
Triadic
#DE9A7C
Triadic
#7CDE9A
Split comp.
#DECB7C
Split comp.
#90DE7C

Tints & Shades of #9A7DDE

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

#A68DE2
#B6A1E8
#C3B1EC
#D0C2F0
#DCD2F4
#ECE7F9

Shades

#7D58D5
#6133CC
#4F2AA7
#3C207E
#2B165A
#190D35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9A7DDE.

How #9A7DDE 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#9A7DDE
Protanopia#8383DE
Protanomaly#8D80DE
Deuteranopia#8787DE
Deuteranomaly#8F83DE
Tritanopia#8B8E8E
Tritanomaly#9188B4
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9A7DDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9a7dde: #9A7DDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9A7DDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9a7dde': '#9A7DDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.490, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_9a7dde">#9A7DDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9A7DDE"

More Purple Colors

#9A7DDE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#9A7DDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9A7DDE?

#9A7DDE is a light purple — rgb(154, 125, 222) in RGB and hsl(258, 60%, 68%) 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 7.39.

What is the RGB value of #9A7DDE?

#9A7DDE is rgb(154, 125, 222) — red 154, green 125, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9A7DDE?

#9A7DDE converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 44%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9A7DDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9A7DDE scores 3.3:1 against white and 6.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9A7DDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9A7DDE 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 7.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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