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#9D73F7 Color

#9D73F7 is rgb(157, 115, 247) in RGB, hsl(259, 89%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 53%, 0%, 3%) 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 9.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D73F7
HEX#9D73F7
RGBrgb(157, 115, 247)
HSLhsl(259, 89%, 71%)
HSVhsv(259, 53%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 53%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.19 295.4)
LABlab(57.49% 38.57 -61.31)
LCHlch(57.49% 72.43 302.17)

What #9D73F7 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 #9D73F7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.36Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 13.06Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.33Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.91Amethyst#9966CCΔE 16.67Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 18.13

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

#9D73F7 Channel Values

How #9D73F7 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 115 · B 2478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 89% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 53% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.37:1 vs white · 6.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9D73F7 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 text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9D73F7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9D73F7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9D73F7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9D73F7
Complementary
#CDF773
Analogous
#738BF7
Analogous
#DF73F7
Triadic
#F79D73
Triadic
#73F79D
Split comp.
#F7DF73
Split comp.
#8BF773

Tints & Shades of #9D73F7

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

#AA87F8
#B89AF9
#C6ADFA
#D0BCFB
#DDCFFC
#EBE2FD

Shades

#7B43F4
#5D18F2
#480CCA
#39099F
#28066F
#180443

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9D73F7.

How #9D73F7 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#9D73F7
Protanopia#7B7BF7
Protanomaly#8A78F7
Deuteranopia#8383F6
Deuteranomaly#8E7DF7
Tritanopia#878D8D
Tritanomaly#9083C1
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

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Using #9D73F7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9d73f7: #9D73F7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D73F7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9d73f7': '#9D73F7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.451, blue: 0.969)
Android XML<color name="color_9d73f7">#9D73F7</color>
SVG fillfill="#9D73F7"

More Purple Colors

#9D73F7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9D73F7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9D73F7?

#9D73F7 is a light purple — rgb(157, 115, 247) in RGB and hsl(259, 89%, 71%) 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 9.36.

What is the RGB value of #9D73F7?

#9D73F7 is rgb(157, 115, 247) — red 157, green 115, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D73F7?

#9D73F7 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 53%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D73F7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9D73F7 scores 3.37:1 against white and 6.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D73F7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D73F7 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 9.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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