Skip to content

#9D82CE Color

#9D82CE is rgb(157, 130, 206) in RGB, hsl(261, 44%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 37%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D82CE
HEX#9D82CE
RGBrgb(157, 130, 206)
HSLhsl(261, 44%, 66%)
HSVhsv(261, 37%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 37%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.114 299.6)
LABlab(59.20% 22.49 -35.79)
LCHlch(59.20% 42.27 302.15)

What #9D82CE 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 #9D82CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.4Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.41Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.49Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.59Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.63African Violet#B284BEΔE 13.01

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

#9D82CE Channel Values

How #9D82CE 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 130 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 44% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 37% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.22:1 vs white · 6.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9D82CE 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 text3.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9D82CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9D82CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9D82CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9D82CE
Complementary
#B4CE82
Analogous
#828ECE
Analogous
#C382CE
Triadic
#CE9D82
Triadic
#82CE9D
Split comp.
#CEC382
Split comp.
#8ECE82

Tints & Shades of #9D82CE

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

#AB95D6
#B7A3DB
#C5B6E2
#D1C4E8
#DFD7EF
#EBE5F5

Shades

#8361C2
#6A45B0
#56388F
#452C72
#311F51
#1D1330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9D82CE.

How #9D82CE 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#9D82CE
Protanopia#8787CE
Protanomaly#9085CE
Deuteranopia#8C8CCE
Deuteranomaly#9388CE
Tritanopia#928F8F
Tritanomaly#968AAC
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9D82CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9d82ce: #9D82CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D82CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9d82ce': '#9D82CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.510, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_9d82ce">#9D82CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9D82CE"

More Purple Colors

#9D82CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#9D82CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9D82CE?

#9D82CE is a light purple — rgb(157, 130, 206) in RGB and hsl(261, 44%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #9D82CE?

#9D82CE is rgb(157, 130, 206) — red 157, green 130, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D82CE?

#9D82CE converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 37%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D82CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9D82CE scores 3.22:1 against white and 6.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D82CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D82CE 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 18.09, which is visibly different.

Open #9D82CE in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.