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#9C75FF Color

#9C75FF is rgb(156, 117, 255) in RGB, hsl(257, 100%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 54%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9C75FF
HEX#9C75FF
RGBrgb(156, 117, 255)
HSLhsl(257, 100%, 73%)
HSVhsv(257, 54%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 54%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.197 293.3)
LABlab(58.24% 38.89 -64.53)
LCHlch(58.24% 75.34 301.08)

What #9C75FF 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 #9C75FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.81Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 12.62Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 16.1Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 16.16Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 17.35Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 17.49

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

#9C75FF Channel Values

How #9C75FF 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 156 · G 117 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 100% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 54% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9C75FF 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 text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9C75FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9C75FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9C75FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9C75FF
Complementary
#D8FF75
Analogous
#7593FF
Analogous
#E175FF
Triadic
#FF9C75
Triadic
#75FF9C
Split comp.
#FFE175
Split comp.
#93FF75

Tints & Shades of #9C75FF

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

#AB8AFF
#B699FF
#C5ADFF
#CFBDFF
#DED1FF
#E9E0FF

Shades

#7842FF
#530FFF
#3E00DB
#3100AD
#23007A
#140047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9C75FF.

How #9C75FF 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#9C75FF
Protanopia#7D7DFF
Protanomaly#8A7AFF
Deuteranopia#8484FF
Deuteranomaly#8E7EFF
Tritanopia#839191
Tritanomaly#8E86C7
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9C75FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9c75ff: #9C75FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9C75FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9c75ff': '#9C75FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.459, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_9c75ff">#9C75FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#9C75FF"

More Purple Colors

#9C75FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9C75FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9C75FF?

#9C75FF is a light purple — rgb(156, 117, 255) in RGB and hsl(257, 100%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.81.

What is the RGB value of #9C75FF?

#9C75FF is rgb(156, 117, 255) — red 156, green 117, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9C75FF?

#9C75FF converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 54%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9C75FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9C75FF scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9C75FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9C75FF 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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