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#9C83EC Color

#9C83EC is rgb(156, 131, 236) in RGB, hsl(254, 73%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 44%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9C83EC
HEX#9C83EC
RGBrgb(156, 131, 236)
HSLhsl(254, 73%, 72%)
HSVhsv(254, 44%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 44%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.152 292.8)
LABlab(60.56% 27.46 -50.37)
LCHlch(60.56% 57.37 298.60)

What #9C83EC 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 #9C83EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.44Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.6Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.84Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.03Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 13.96Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 14.21

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

#9C83EC Channel Values

How #9C83EC 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 131 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 73% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 44% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.06:1 vs white · 6.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9C83EC 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 text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9C83EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9C83EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9C83EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9C83EC
Complementary
#D3EC83
Analogous
#839FEC
Analogous
#D083EC
Triadic
#EC9C83
Triadic
#83EC9C
Split comp.
#ECD083
Split comp.
#9FEC83

Tints & Shades of #9C83EC

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

#AA95EE
#B5A2F1
#C3B4F3
#D1C6F6
#DFD7F9
#EAE5FB

Shades

#7857E5
#5830DF
#431EBE
#331792
#241065
#160A3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9C83EC.

How #9C83EC 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#9C83EC
Protanopia#8888EC
Protanomaly#9086EC
Deuteranopia#8C8CEC
Deuteranomaly#9388EC
Tritanopia#8A9696
Tritanomaly#928FBF
Achromatopsia#939393

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Using #9C83EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9c83ec: #9C83EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9C83EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9c83ec': '#9C83EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.514, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_9c83ec">#9C83EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9C83EC"

More Blue Colors

#9C83EC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9C83EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9C83EC?

#9C83EC is a light blue — rgb(156, 131, 236) in RGB and hsl(254, 73%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.44.

What is the RGB value of #9C83EC?

#9C83EC is rgb(156, 131, 236) — red 156, green 131, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9C83EC?

#9C83EC converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 44%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9C83EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9C83EC scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9C83EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9C83EC 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 7.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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