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#9E7EDD Color

#9E7EDD is rgb(158, 126, 221) in RGB, hsl(260, 58%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 43%, 0%, 13%) 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 8.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9E7EDD
HEX#9E7EDD
RGBrgb(158, 126, 221)
HSLhsl(260, 58%, 68%)
HSVhsv(260, 43%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 43%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.14 298)
LABlab(58.93% 27.80 -44.61)
LCHlch(58.93% 52.56 301.94)

What #9E7EDD 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 #9E7EDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.45Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 8.63Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.68Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.21Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.3Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 11.55

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

#9E7EDD Channel Values

How #9E7EDD 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 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 58% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 43% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.24:1 vs white · 6.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9E7EDD 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 text3.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9E7EDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9E7EDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9E7EDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9E7EDD
Complementary
#BDDD7E
Analogous
#7E8EDD
Analogous
#CD7EDD
Triadic
#DD9E7E
Triadic
#7EDD9E
Split comp.
#DDCD7E
Split comp.
#8EDD7E

Tints & Shades of #9E7EDD

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

#AA8EE1
#B9A2E6
#C5B2EB
#D1C3EF
#DED3F3
#EDE7F9

Shades

#825AD3
#6736C9
#542CA5
#40217D
#2D1859
#1B0E34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9E7EDD.

How #9E7EDD 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#9E7EDD
Protanopia#8484DD
Protanomaly#8F82DD
Deuteranopia#8A8ADC
Deuteranomaly#9285DD
Tritanopia#8F8F8F
Tritanomaly#9588B3
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9E7EDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9e7edd: #9E7EDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9E7EDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9e7edd': '#9E7EDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.494, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_9e7edd">#9E7EDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9E7EDD"

More Purple Colors

#9E7EDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9E7EDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9E7EDD?

#9E7EDD is a light purple — rgb(158, 126, 221) in RGB and hsl(260, 58%, 68%) 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 8.45.

What is the RGB value of #9E7EDD?

#9E7EDD is rgb(158, 126, 221) — red 158, green 126, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9E7EDD?

#9E7EDD converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 43%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9E7EDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9E7EDD scores 3.24:1 against white and 6.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9E7EDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9E7EDD 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 8.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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