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#9D89BD Color

#9D89BD is rgb(157, 137, 189) in RGB, hsl(263, 28%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 28%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D89BD
HEX#9D89BD
RGBrgb(157, 137, 189)
HSLhsl(263, 28%, 64%)
HSVhsv(263, 28%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 28%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.079 301.9)
LABlab(60.36% 15.66 -24.46)
LCHlch(60.36% 29.05 302.64)

What #9D89BD 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 #9D89BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.64Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.6Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.6Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.66African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.25Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 11.19

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

#9D89BD Channel Values

How #9D89BD 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 137 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 28% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 28% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.11:1 vs white · 6.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9D89BD 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 text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9D89BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9D89BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9D89BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9D89BD
Complementary
#A9BD89
Analogous
#898FBD
Analogous
#B789BD
Triadic
#BD9D89
Triadic
#89BD9D
Split comp.
#BDB789
Split comp.
#8FBD89

Tints & Shades of #9D89BD

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

#AB9AC6
#B8AACF
#C6BAD8
#D1C8E0
#DED8E9
#ECE8F2

Shades

#856CAC
#705699
#5B467C
#483762
#322745
#1F182A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9D89BD.

How #9D89BD 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#9D89BD
Protanopia#8D8DBD
Protanomaly#938BBD
Deuteranopia#9090BD
Deuteranomaly#958DBD
Tritanopia#969191
Tritanomaly#998EA4
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9D89BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9d89bd: #9D89BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D89BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9d89bd': '#9D89BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.537, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_9d89bd">#9D89BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9D89BD"

More Purple Colors

#9D89BD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9D89BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9D89BD?

#9D89BD is a light purple — rgb(157, 137, 189) in RGB and hsl(263, 28%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.64.

What is the RGB value of #9D89BD?

#9D89BD is rgb(157, 137, 189) — red 157, green 137, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D89BD?

#9D89BD converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 28%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D89BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9D89BD scores 3.11:1 against white and 6.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D89BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D89BD 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 20, which is visibly different.

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