Heather (#9E7BB5)

The hex code for Heather is #9E7BB5. It is rgb(158, 123, 181) in RGB, hsl(276, 28%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 32%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK — a light purple. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9E7BB5

HEX#9E7BB5

RGBrgb(158, 123, 181)

HSLhsl(276, 28%, 60%)

HSVhsv(276, 32%, 71%)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 32%, 0%, 29%)

OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.093 311.4)

LABlab(56.69% 22.24 -25.51)

LCHlch(56.69% 33.84 311.09)

Colors Closest to Heather

Heather is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 3.28 Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 3.5 African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.19 Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.86 French Lilac#86608EΔE 12.31 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.63

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

#9E7BB5 Channel Values

How Heather breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 158 · G 123 · B 181	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 276° · S 28% · L 60%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 276° · S 32% · V 71%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 13% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 29%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.53:1 vs white · 5.95:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Heather 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 text3.53:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Heather

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Heather

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

Shades

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How Heather 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#9E7BB5

Protanopia#8282B5

Protanomaly#8E7FB5

Deuteranopia#8888B4

Deuteranomaly#9183B5

Tritanopia#978484

Tritanomaly#9A819A

Achromatopsia#888888

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Using #9E7BB5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--heather: #9E7BB5;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9E7BB5;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'heather': '#9E7BB5' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.482, blue: 0.710)

Android XML<color name="heather">#9E7BB5</color>

SVG fillfill="#9E7BB5"

More Purple Colors

Heather sits in the purplefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

9f00c5 9c51b6 9f00ff 9a4eae a020f0 9966ff a11fff 9966cc a385e0 9947e6 a679d2 9933ff ad46ff bf00ff ce8aff e0b0ff fae8ff 290d31 3c0366 4d179a 5f4b8b 6e00c0 8100b8 9457eb

#9E7BB5 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Heather?

The hex code for Heather is #9E7BB5. That is rgb(158, 123, 181) in RGB, hsl(276, 28%, 60%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(13%, 32%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #9E7BB5?

#9E7BB5 is rgb(158, 123, 181) — red 158, green 123, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9E7BB5?

#9E7BB5 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 32%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9E7BB5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9E7BB5 scores 3.53:1 against white and 5.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9E7BB5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9E7BB5 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 19.01, which is visibly different.

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