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#9B3DFF Color

#9B3DFF is rgb(155, 61, 255) in RGB, hsl(269, 100%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 76%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9B3DFF
HEX#9B3DFF
RGBrgb(155, 61, 255)
HSLhsl(269, 100%, 62%)
HSVhsv(269, 76%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 76%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.265 300.2)
LABlab(47.88% 64.95 -81.26)
LCHlch(47.88% 104.03 308.63)

What #9B3DFF 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 #9B3DFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.33Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.74Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 14.6French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.77Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 15.44Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 15.51

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

#9B3DFF Channel Values

How #9B3DFF 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 155 · G 61 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 100% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 76% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.66:1 vs white · 4.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9B3DFF 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.

TextWhite text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9B3DFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9B3DFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9B3DFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9B3DFF
Complementary
#A1FF3D
Analogous
#3D40FF
Analogous
#FC3DFF
Triadic
#FF9B3D
Triadic
#3DFF9B
Split comp.
#FFFC3D
Split comp.
#40FF3D

Tints & Shades of #9B3DFF

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

#A857FF
#B570FF
#C28AFF
#D2A8FF
#DFC2FF
#EDDBFF

Shades

#8614FF
#6F00E6
#5B00BD
#470094
#34006B
#1E003D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9B3DFF.

How #9B3DFF 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#9B3DFF
Protanopia#5757FF
Protanomaly#784EFF
Deuteranopia#6868FE
Deuteranomaly#805AFE
Tritanopia#7D7272
Tritanomaly#8A61BC
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9B3DFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9b3dff: #9B3DFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9B3DFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9b3dff': '#9B3DFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.239, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_9b3dff">#9B3DFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#9B3DFF"

More Purple Colors

#9B3DFF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9B3DFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9B3DFF?

#9B3DFF is a light purple — rgb(155, 61, 255) in RGB and hsl(269, 100%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.33.

What is the RGB value of #9B3DFF?

#9B3DFF is rgb(155, 61, 255) — red 155, green 61, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9B3DFF?

#9B3DFF converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 76%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9B3DFF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9B3DFF scores 4.66:1 against white and 4.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9B3DFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9B3DFF 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 8.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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