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#9E85EF Color

#9E85EF is rgb(158, 133, 239) in RGB, hsl(254, 77%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 44%, 0%, 6%) 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 8.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9E85EF
HEX#9E85EF
RGBrgb(158, 133, 239)
HSLhsl(254, 77%, 73%)
HSVhsv(254, 44%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 44%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.153 292.7)
LABlab(61.35% 27.58 -50.76)
LCHlch(61.35% 57.77 298.51)

What #9E85EF 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 #9E85EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.05Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.84Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.44Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 13.51Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.83Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 14.67

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

#9E85EF Channel Values

How #9E85EF 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 133 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 77% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 44% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.98:1 vs white · 7.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9E85EF 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 text2.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9E85EF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9E85EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9E85EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9E85EF
Complementary
#D6EF85
Analogous
#85A1EF
Analogous
#D385EF
Triadic
#EF9E85
Triadic
#85EF9E
Split comp.
#EFD385
Split comp.
#A1EF85

Tints & Shades of #9E85EF

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

#AC97F2
#B7A5F3
#C5B7F6
#D0C4F7
#DFD6FA
#E9E4FB

Shades

#7A58E9
#562BE3
#4119C2
#331499
#240E6C
#15083F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9E85EF.

How #9E85EF 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#9E85EF
Protanopia#8A8AEF
Protanomaly#9288EF
Deuteranopia#8E8EEF
Deuteranomaly#958AEF
Tritanopia#8C9898
Tritanomaly#9391C1
Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #9E85EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9e85ef: #9E85EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9E85EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9e85ef': '#9E85EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.522, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_9e85ef">#9E85EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#9E85EF"

More Blue Colors

#9E85EF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9E85EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9E85EF?

#9E85EF is a light blue — rgb(158, 133, 239) in RGB and hsl(254, 77%, 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 8.05.

What is the RGB value of #9E85EF?

#9E85EF is rgb(158, 133, 239) — red 158, green 133, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9E85EF?

#9E85EF converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 44%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9E85EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9E85EF scores 2.98:1 against white and 7.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9E85EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9E85EF 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 8.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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