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#9E7DF7 Color

#9E7DF7 is rgb(158, 125, 247) in RGB, hsl(256, 88%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 49%, 0%, 3%) 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 8.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9E7DF7
HEX#9E7DF7
RGBrgb(158, 125, 247)
HSLhsl(256, 88%, 73%)
HSVhsv(256, 49%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 49%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.176 293.6)
LABlab(59.84% 33.51 -57.56)
LCHlch(59.84% 66.61 300.21)

What #9E7DF7 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 #9E7DF7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.97Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.36Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.32Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.79Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 16.19Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 17.52

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

#9E7DF7 Channel Values

How #9E7DF7 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 125 · B 2478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 88% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 49% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.12:1 vs white · 6.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9E7DF7 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 text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9E7DF7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9E7DF7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9E7DF7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9E7DF7
Complementary
#D6F77E
Analogous
#7E9AF7
Analogous
#DA7EF7
Triadic
#F79E7E
Triadic
#7EF79E
Split comp.
#F7DA7E
Split comp.
#9AF77E

Tints & Shades of #9E7DF7

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

#AC91F8
#B79FF9
#C5B2FA
#D0C1FB
#DFD4FC
#E9E2FD

Shades

#7A4EF4
#561EF1
#410DCE
#330AA3
#240773
#150443

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9E7DF7.

How #9E7DF7 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#9E7DF7
Protanopia#8383F7
Protanomaly#8F81F7
Deuteranopia#8989F7
Deuteranomaly#9284F7
Tritanopia#899494
Tritanomaly#928BC4
Achromatopsia#929292

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Using #9E7DF7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9e7df7: #9E7DF7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9E7DF7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9e7df7': '#9E7DF7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.490, blue: 0.969)
Android XML<color name="color_9e7df7">#9E7DF7</color>
SVG fillfill="#9E7DF7"

More Purple Colors

#9E7DF7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#9E7DF7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9E7DF7?

#9E7DF7 is a light purple — rgb(158, 125, 247) in RGB and hsl(256, 88%, 73%) 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 8.97.

What is the RGB value of #9E7DF7?

#9E7DF7 is rgb(158, 125, 247) — red 158, green 125, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9E7DF7?

#9E7DF7 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 49%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9E7DF7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9E7DF7 scores 3.12:1 against white and 6.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9E7DF7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9E7DF7 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 8.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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