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#9E7BDB Color

#9E7BDB is rgb(158, 123, 219) in RGB, hsl(262, 57%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 44%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9E7BDB
HEX#9E7BDB
RGBrgb(158, 123, 219)
HSLhsl(262, 57%, 67%)
HSVhsv(262, 44%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 44%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.142 299.3)
LABlab(58.13% 29.04 -44.73)
LCHlch(58.13% 53.33 302.99)

What #9E7BDB 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 #9E7BDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.44Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 8.01Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.22Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.82Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.64Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 11.83

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

#9E7BDB Channel Values

How #9E7BDB 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 123 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 57% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 44% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.33:1 vs white · 6.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9E7BDB 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 text3.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9E7BDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9E7BDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9E7BDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9E7BDB
Complementary
#B8DB7B
Analogous
#7B88DB
Analogous
#CE7BDB
Triadic
#DB9E7B
Triadic
#7BDB9E
Split comp.
#DBCE7B
Split comp.
#88DB7B

Tints & Shades of #9E7BDB

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

#AA8BDF
#B89FE5
#C4AFE9
#D3C3EF
#DFD3F3
#EDE7F8

Shades

#8457D1
#6A36C4
#562CA0
#43227C
#301858
#1C0E34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9E7BDB.

How #9E7BDB 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#9E7BDB
Protanopia#8282DB
Protanomaly#8E7FDB
Deuteranopia#8888DA
Deuteranomaly#9183DB
Tritanopia#908C8C
Tritanomaly#9686B1
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9E7BDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9e7bdb: #9E7BDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9E7BDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9e7bdb': '#9E7BDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.482, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_9e7bdb">#9E7BDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#9E7BDB"

More Purple Colors

#9E7BDB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9E7BDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9E7BDB?

#9E7BDB is a light purple — rgb(158, 123, 219) in RGB and hsl(262, 57%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.44.

What is the RGB value of #9E7BDB?

#9E7BDB is rgb(158, 123, 219) — red 158, green 123, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9E7BDB?

#9E7BDB converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 44%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9E7BDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9E7BDB scores 3.33:1 against white and 6.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9E7BDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9E7BDB 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 7.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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