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#9A7EDD Color

#9A7EDD is rgb(154, 126, 221) in RGB, hsl(258, 58%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 43%, 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 8.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9A7EDD
HEX#9A7EDD
RGBrgb(154, 126, 221)
HSLhsl(258, 58%, 68%)
HSVhsv(258, 43%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 43%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.14 295.9)
LABlab(58.54% 26.58 -45.25)
LCHlch(58.54% 52.48 300.43)

What #9A7EDD 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 #9A7EDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.48Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 10.06Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10.39Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.04Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.37Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.34

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

#9A7EDD Channel Values

How #9A7EDD 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 126 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 58% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 43% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9A7EDD 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 text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9A7EDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9A7EDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9A7EDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9A7EDD
Complementary
#C0DD7E
Analogous
#7E91DD
Analogous
#CA7EDD
Triadic
#DD9A7E
Triadic
#7EDD9A
Split comp.
#DDCA7E
Split comp.
#91DD7E

Tints & Shades of #9A7EDD

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

#A78EE1
#B7A2E6
#C3B2EB
#D0C3EF
#DCD3F3
#ECE7F9

Shades

#7E5AD3
#6236C9
#502CA5
#3D217D
#2B1859
#190E34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9A7EDD.

How #9A7EDD 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#9A7EDD
Protanopia#8383DD
Protanomaly#8D81DD
Deuteranopia#8888DD
Deuteranomaly#9084DD
Tritanopia#8B8F8F
Tritanomaly#9188B3
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9A7EDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9a7edd: #9A7EDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9A7EDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9a7edd': '#9A7EDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.494, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_9a7edd">#9A7EDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9A7EDD"

More Purple Colors

#9A7EDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9A7EDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9A7EDD?

#9A7EDD is a light purple — rgb(154, 126, 221) in RGB and hsl(258, 58%, 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 8.48.

What is the RGB value of #9A7EDD?

#9A7EDD is rgb(154, 126, 221) — red 154, green 126, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9A7EDD?

#9A7EDD converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 43%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9A7EDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9A7EDD scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9A7EDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9A7EDD 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 8.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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