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#9B3EFE Color

#9B3EFE is rgb(155, 62, 254) in RGB, hsl(269, 99%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 76%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9B3EFE
HEX#9B3EFE
RGBrgb(155, 62, 254)
HSLhsl(269, 99%, 62%)
HSVhsv(269, 76%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 76%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.263 300.3)
LABlab(47.95% 64.39 -80.60)
LCHlch(47.95% 103.16 308.62)

What #9B3EFE 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 #9B3EFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.29Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.65Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 14.42French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.51Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 16.22Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 16.23

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

#9B3EFE Channel Values

How #9B3EFE 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 62 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 99% · 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
Luminance4.65:1 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 #9B3EFE 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 text4.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9B3EFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9B3EFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9B3EFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9B3EFE
Complementary
#A1FE3E
Analogous
#3E41FE
Analogous
#FB3EFE
Triadic
#FE9B3E
Triadic
#3EFE9B
Split comp.
#FEFB3E
Split comp.
#41FE3E

Tints & Shades of #9B3EFE

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

#A858FE
#B571FE
#C28AFE
#D2A9FF
#DFC2FF
#EDDBFF

Shades

#8616FE
#6F01E4
#5B01BC
#480193
#34016B
#1E003D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9B3EFE.

How #9B3EFE 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#9B3EFE
Protanopia#5757FE
Protanomaly#784EFE
Deuteranopia#6969FD
Deuteranomaly#805BFD
Tritanopia#7E7272
Tritanomaly#8A61BB
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9B3EFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9b3efe: #9B3EFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9B3EFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9b3efe': '#9B3EFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.243, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_9b3efe">#9B3EFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9B3EFE"

More Purple Colors

#9B3EFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9B3EFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9B3EFE?

#9B3EFE is a light purple — rgb(155, 62, 254) in RGB and hsl(269, 99%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.29.

What is the RGB value of #9B3EFE?

#9B3EFE is rgb(155, 62, 254) — red 155, green 62, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9B3EFE?

#9B3EFE 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 #9B3EFE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9B3EFE scores 4.65:1 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 #9B3EFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9B3EFE 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 8.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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