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#9E4BDD Color

#9E4BDD is rgb(158, 75, 221) in RGB, hsl(274, 68%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 66%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9E4BDD
HEX#9E4BDD
RGBrgb(158, 75, 221)
HSLhsl(274, 68%, 58%)
HSVhsv(274, 66%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 66%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.216 307)
LABlab(48.30% 53.79 -61.47)
LCHlch(48.30% 81.68 311.19)

What #9E4BDD 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 #9E4BDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 7.76Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.29Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 14.96Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 17.47Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 17.82Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 18.58

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

#9E4BDD Channel Values

How #9E4BDD 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 158 · G 75 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 68% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 66% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.66:1 vs white · 4.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9E4BDD 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.

TextWhite text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9E4BDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9E4BDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9E4BDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9E4BDD
Complementary
#8ADD4B
Analogous
#554BDD
Analogous
#DD4BD3
Triadic
#DD9E4B
Triadic
#4BDD9E
Split comp.
#D3DD4B
Split comp.
#4BDD55

Tints & Shades of #9E4BDD

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

#AC65E2
#B77AE6
#C594EB
#D3AEEF
#E1C7F4
#ECDDF8

Shades

#8B29D6
#7823B8
#611D96
#4B1674
#351051
#210A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9E4BDD.

How #9E4BDD 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#9E4BDD
Protanopia#6060DD
Protanomaly#7D58DD
Deuteranopia#6F6FDC
Deuteranomaly#8563DC
Tritanopia#8B6D6D
Tritanomaly#9361A6
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9E4BDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9e4bdd: #9E4BDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9E4BDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9e4bdd': '#9E4BDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.294, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_9e4bdd">#9E4BDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9E4BDD"

More Purple Colors

#9E4BDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#9E4BDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9E4BDD?

#9E4BDD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(158, 75, 221) in RGB and hsl(274, 68%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.76.

What is the RGB value of #9E4BDD?

#9E4BDD is rgb(158, 75, 221) — red 158, green 75, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9E4BDD?

#9E4BDD converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 66%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9E4BDD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9E4BDD scores 4.66:1 against white and 4.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9E4BDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9E4BDD 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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