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#9E72CB Color

#9E72CB is rgb(158, 114, 203) in RGB, hsl(270, 46%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 44%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9E72CB
HEX#9E72CB
RGBrgb(158, 114, 203)
HSLhsl(270, 46%, 62%)
HSVhsv(270, 44%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 44%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.137 305.6)
LABlab(55.37% 30.92 -40.06)
LCHlch(55.37% 50.60 307.67)

What #9E72CB 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 #9E72CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 7.08Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 7.75Amethyst#9966CCΔE 8.26Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.47Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.64Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.41

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

#9E72CB Channel Values

How #9E72CB 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 114 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 46% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 44% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.67:1 vs white · 5.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9E72CB 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 text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9E72CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9E72CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9E72CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9E72CB
Complementary
#9ECB72
Analogous
#7272CB
Analogous
#CB72CB
Triadic
#CB9E72
Triadic
#72CB9E
Split comp.
#CBCB72
Split comp.
#72CB72

Tints & Shades of #9E72CB

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

#AB84D2
#B897D8
#C4A9DF
#D4C0E8
#E0D2EE
#EDE5F5

Shades

#8A54C0
#733EA8
#5E338A
#4A286C
#361D4E
#1F112D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9E72CB.

How #9E72CB 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#9E72CB
Protanopia#7B7BCB
Protanomaly#8A77CB
Deuteranopia#8383CA
Deuteranomaly#8E7CCB
Tritanopia#928282
Tritanomaly#977CA4
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #9E72CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9e72cb: #9E72CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9E72CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9e72cb': '#9E72CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.447, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_9e72cb">#9E72CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#9E72CB"

More Purple Colors

#9E72CB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9E72CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9E72CB?

#9E72CB is a light purple — rgb(158, 114, 203) in RGB and hsl(270, 46%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #9E72CB?

#9E72CB is rgb(158, 114, 203) — red 158, green 114, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9E72CB?

#9E72CB converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 44%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9E72CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9E72CB scores 3.67:1 against white and 5.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9E72CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9E72CB 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 10.64, which is visibly different.

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