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#9B5DFE Color

#9B5DFE is rgb(155, 93, 254) in RGB, hsl(263, 99%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 63%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9B5DFE
HEX#9B5DFE
RGBrgb(155, 93, 254)
HSLhsl(263, 99%, 68%)
HSVhsv(263, 63%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 63%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.228 297.1)
LABlab(53.11% 50.74 -72.22)
LCHlch(53.11% 88.26 305.09)

What #9B5DFE 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 #9B5DFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 6.84Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 17.32Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 17.49Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 17.73Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 17.95Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 18.03

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

#9B5DFE Channel Values

How #9B5DFE 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 93 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 99% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 63% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.9:1 vs white · 5.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9B5DFE 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 text3.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9B5DFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9B5DFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9B5DFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9B5DFE
Complementary
#C0FE5D
Analogous
#5D6FFE
Analogous
#EB5DFE
Triadic
#FE9B5D
Triadic
#5DFE9B
Split comp.
#FEEB5D
Split comp.
#6FFE5D

Tints & Shades of #9B5DFE

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

#A771FE
#B78AFE
#C39FFF
#D0B3FF
#DCC7FF
#ECE1FF

Shades

#7E2FFE
#6201FE
#5001D0
#3D019D
#2B0170
#190042

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9B5DFE.

How #9B5DFE 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#9B5DFE
Protanopia#6B6BFE
Protanomaly#8166FE
Deuteranopia#7676FD
Deuteranomaly#866DFE
Tritanopia#808181
Tritanomaly#8C74C0
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9B5DFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9b5dfe: #9B5DFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9B5DFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9b5dfe': '#9B5DFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.365, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_9b5dfe">#9B5DFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9B5DFE"

More Purple Colors

#9B5DFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9B5DFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9B5DFE?

#9B5DFE is a light purple — rgb(155, 93, 254) in RGB and hsl(263, 99%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #9B5DFE?

#9B5DFE is rgb(155, 93, 254) — red 155, green 93, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9B5DFE?

#9B5DFE converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 63%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9B5DFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9B5DFE scores 3.9:1 against white and 5.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9B5DFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9B5DFE 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 17.49, which is visibly different.

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