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#9B8ECD Color

#9B8ECD is rgb(155, 142, 205) in RGB, hsl(252, 39%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 31%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9B8ECD
HEX#9B8ECD
RGBrgb(155, 142, 205)
HSLhsl(252, 39%, 68%)
HSVhsv(252, 31%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 31%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.092 293.3)
LABlab(61.99% 15.16 -30.95)
LCHlch(61.99% 34.47 296.10)

What #9B8ECD 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 #9B8ECD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.75Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.36Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.49Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.38Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.6Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 12.19

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

#9B8ECD Channel Values

How #9B8ECD 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 142 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 39% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 31% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.94:1 vs white · 7.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9B8ECD 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 text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9B8ECD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9B8ECD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9B8ECD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9B8ECD
Complementary
#C0CD8E
Analogous
#8EA1CD
Analogous
#BA8ECD
Triadic
#CD9A8E
Triadic
#8ECD9A
Split comp.
#CDBA8E
Split comp.
#A1CD8E

Tints & Shades of #9B8ECD

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

#A79CD3
#B7ADDB
#C3BCE1
#D0CAE8
#DCD8EE
#ECEAF6

Shades

#7E6EBF
#624EB1
#504091
#3D306E
#2B224E
#19142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9B8ECD.

How #9B8ECD 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#9B8ECD
Protanopia#9090CD
Protanomaly#958FCD
Deuteranopia#9292CD
Deuteranomaly#9691CD
Tritanopia#919898
Tritanomaly#9594B0
Achromatopsia#979797

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Using #9B8ECD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9b8ecd: #9B8ECD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9B8ECD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9b8ecd': '#9B8ECD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.557, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_9b8ecd">#9B8ECD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9B8ECD"

More Blue Colors

#9B8ECD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9B8ECD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9B8ECD?

#9B8ECD is a light blue — rgb(155, 142, 205) in RGB and hsl(252, 39%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #9B8ECD?

#9B8ECD is rgb(155, 142, 205) — red 155, green 142, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9B8ECD?

#9B8ECD converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 31%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9B8ECD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9B8ECD scores 2.94:1 against white and 7.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9B8ECD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9B8ECD 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 21.27, which is visibly different.

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