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#9D4BFB Color

#9D4BFB is rgb(157, 75, 251) in RGB, hsl(268, 96%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 70%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D4BFB
HEX#9D4BFB
RGBrgb(157, 75, 251)
HSLhsl(268, 96%, 64%)
HSVhsv(268, 70%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 70%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.247 300.4)
LABlab(49.97% 58.96 -75.63)
LCHlch(49.97% 95.89 307.94)

What #9D4BFB 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 #9D4BFB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.66Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.98Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14.45French Violet#8806CEΔE 16.11Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 16.61Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.65

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

#9D4BFB Channel Values

How #9D4BFB 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 157 · G 75 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 96% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 70% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.35:1 vs white · 4.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9D4BFB 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 text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9D4BFB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9D4BFB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9D4BFB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9D4BFB
Complementary
#A9FB4B
Analogous
#4B51FB
Analogous
#F54BFB
Triadic
#FB9D4B
Triadic
#4BFB9D
Split comp.
#FBF54B
Split comp.
#51FB4B

Tints & Shades of #9D4BFB

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

#AB64FC
#B87DFC
#C696FD
#D1AAFD
#DEC3FE
#ECDCFE

Shades

#851EFA
#7005EB
#5B04BE
#480396
#320269
#1F0141

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9D4BFB.

How #9D4BFB 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#9D4BFB
Protanopia#6060FB
Protanomaly#7D58FB
Deuteranopia#6F6FFA
Deuteranomaly#8462FA
Tritanopia#827777
Tritanomaly#8E68BB
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9D4BFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9d4bfb: #9D4BFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D4BFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9d4bfb': '#9D4BFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.294, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_9d4bfb">#9D4BFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#9D4BFB"

More Purple Colors

#9D4BFB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9D4BFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9D4BFB?

#9D4BFB is a light purple — rgb(157, 75, 251) in RGB and hsl(268, 96%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.66.

What is the RGB value of #9D4BFB?

#9D4BFB is rgb(157, 75, 251) — red 157, green 75, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D4BFB?

#9D4BFB converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 70%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D4BFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9D4BFB scores 4.35:1 against white and 4.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D4BFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D4BFB 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 9.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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