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#9B91CA Color

#9B91CA is rgb(155, 145, 202) in RGB, hsl(251, 35%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 28%, 0%, 21%) 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 6.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9B91CA
HEX#9B91CA
RGBrgb(155, 145, 202)
HSLhsl(251, 35%, 68%)
HSVhsv(251, 28%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 28%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.083 292.1)
LABlab(62.65% 12.99 -28.26)
LCHlch(62.65% 31.10 294.70)

What #9B91CA 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 #9B91CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.67Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 8.94Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.52Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.18Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.34

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

#9B91CA Channel Values

How #9B91CA 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 145 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 35% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 28% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.88:1 vs white · 7.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9B91CA 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 text2.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9B91CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9B91CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9B91CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9B91CA
Complementary
#BFCA91
Analogous
#91A3CA
Analogous
#B891CA
Triadic
#CA9B91
Triadic
#91CA9B
Split comp.
#CAB891
Split comp.
#A3CA91

Tints & Shades of #9B91CA

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

#A89FD1
#B7B0D9
#C4BEE0
#D0CBE6
#DDD9ED
#ECEAF5

Shades

#7F72BB
#6353AC
#51448D
#3E336B
#2C244C
#1A162D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9B91CA.

How #9B91CA 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#9B91CA
Protanopia#9393CA
Protanomaly#9692CA
Deuteranopia#9494CA
Deuteranomaly#9793CA
Tritanopia#929A9A
Tritanomaly#9696AF
Achromatopsia#989898

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Using #9B91CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9b91ca: #9B91CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9B91CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9b91ca': '#9B91CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.569, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_9b91ca">#9B91CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#9B91CA"

More Blue Colors

#9B91CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9B91CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9B91CA?

#9B91CA is a light blue — rgb(155, 145, 202) in RGB and hsl(251, 35%, 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 6.67.

What is the RGB value of #9B91CA?

#9B91CA is rgb(155, 145, 202) — red 155, green 145, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9B91CA?

#9B91CA converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 28%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9B91CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9B91CA scores 2.88:1 against white and 7.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9B91CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9B91CA 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 21.62, which is visibly different.

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