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#9D75BD Color

#9D75BD is rgb(157, 117, 189) in RGB, hsl(273, 35%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 38%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D75BD
HEX#9D75BD
RGBrgb(157, 117, 189)
HSLhsl(273, 35%, 60%)
HSVhsv(273, 38%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 38%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.114 309)
LABlab(55.42% 26.51 -32.03)
LCHlch(55.42% 41.58 309.61)

What #9D75BD 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 #9D75BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.3Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.73Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.9Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.32African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.47Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 13

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

#9D75BD Channel Values

How #9D75BD 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 117 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 35% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 38% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.68:1 vs white · 5.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9D75BD 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 text3.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9D75BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9D75BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9D75BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9D75BD
Complementary
#95BD75
Analogous
#7975BD
Analogous
#BD75B9
Triadic
#BD9D75
Triadic
#75BD9D
Split comp.
#B9BD75
Split comp.
#75BD79

Tints & Shades of #9D75BD

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

#A987C5
#B89BCF
#C4ACD7
#D3C1E1
#DFD2E9
#EEE7F3

Shades

#895AAF
#744997
#5F3C7C
#4A2E60
#352145
#201429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9D75BD.

How #9D75BD 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#9D75BD
Protanopia#7D7DBD
Protanomaly#8B7ABD
Deuteranopia#8484BC
Deuteranomaly#8F7EBD
Tritanopia#948181
Tritanomaly#987C9D
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #9D75BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9d75bd: #9D75BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D75BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9d75bd': '#9D75BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.459, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_9d75bd">#9D75BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9D75BD"

More Purple Colors

#9D75BD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9D75BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9D75BD?

#9D75BD is a light purple — rgb(157, 117, 189) in RGB and hsl(273, 35%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #9D75BD?

#9D75BD is rgb(157, 117, 189) — red 157, green 117, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D75BD?

#9D75BD converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 38%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D75BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9D75BD scores 3.68:1 against white and 5.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D75BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D75BD 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 19.33, which is visibly different.

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