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#9E7EBE Color

#9E7EBE is rgb(158, 126, 190) in RGB, hsl(270, 33%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9E7EBE
HEX#9E7EBE
RGBrgb(158, 126, 190)
HSLhsl(270, 33%, 62%)
HSVhsv(270, 34%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.099 306.7)
LABlab(57.74% 22.14 -29.02)
LCHlch(57.74% 36.50 307.34)

What #9E7EBE 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 #9E7EBE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 2.76Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 3.51Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 3.67African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.6Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.12Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.34

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

#9E7EBE Channel Values

How #9E7EBE 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 126 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 33% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 34% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.4:1 vs white · 6.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9E7EBE 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 text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9E7EBE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9E7EBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9E7EBE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9E7EBE
Complementary
#9EBE7E
Analogous
#7E7EBE
Analogous
#BE7EBE
Triadic
#BE9E7E
Triadic
#7EBE9E
Split comp.
#BEBE7E
Split comp.
#7EBE7E

Tints & Shades of #9E7EBE

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

#AB8FC7
#B8A0CF
#C4B1D8
#D4C5E2
#E0D6EA
#EDE7F3

Shades

#8A63B0
#734D99
#5E3F7D
#4A3262
#362447
#1F1529

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9E7EBE.

How #9E7EBE 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#9E7EBE
Protanopia#8484BE
Protanomaly#8F82BE
Deuteranopia#8A8ABD
Deuteranomaly#9285BE
Tritanopia#968888
Tritanomaly#9984A1
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9E7EBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9e7ebe: #9E7EBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9E7EBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9e7ebe': '#9E7EBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.494, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_9e7ebe">#9E7EBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9E7EBE"

More Purple Colors

#9E7EBE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9E7EBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9E7EBE?

#9E7EBE is a light purple — rgb(158, 126, 190) in RGB and hsl(270, 33%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.76.

What is the RGB value of #9E7EBE?

#9E7EBE is rgb(158, 126, 190) — red 158, green 126, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9E7EBE?

#9E7EBE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9E7EBE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9E7EBE scores 3.4:1 against white and 6.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9E7EBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9E7EBE 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 19.18, which is visibly different.

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