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#9E87CF Color

#9E87CF is rgb(158, 135, 207) in RGB, hsl(259, 43%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 35%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9E87CF
HEX#9E87CF
RGBrgb(158, 135, 207)
HSLhsl(259, 43%, 67%)
HSVhsv(259, 35%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 35%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.107 298.2)
LABlab(60.57% 20.29 -34.23)
LCHlch(60.57% 39.79 300.66)

What #9E87CF 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 #9E87CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.93Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.32Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.37Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.74Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.91African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.19

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

#9E87CF Channel Values

How #9E87CF 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 135 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 43% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 35% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.08:1 vs white · 6.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9E87CF 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 text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9E87CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9E87CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9E87CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9E87CF
Complementary
#B8CF87
Analogous
#8794CF
Analogous
#C287CF
Triadic
#CF9E87
Triadic
#87CF9E
Split comp.
#CFC287
Split comp.
#94CF87

Tints & Shades of #9E87CF

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

#A995D5
#B8A7DC
#C4B6E2
#D3C8E9
#DFD7EF
#EDE9F6

Shades

#8366C2
#6947B3
#563A92
#432D71
#2F2050
#1C132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9E87CF.

How #9E87CF 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#9E87CF
Protanopia#8B8BCF
Protanomaly#938ACF
Deuteranopia#8F8FCF
Deuteranomaly#958CCF
Tritanopia#939393
Tritanomaly#988EAE
Achromatopsia#939393

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Using #9E87CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9e87cf: #9E87CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9E87CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9e87cf': '#9E87CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.529, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_9e87cf">#9E87CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#9E87CF"

More Purple Colors

#9E87CF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9E87CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9E87CF?

#9E87CF is a light purple — rgb(158, 135, 207) in RGB and hsl(259, 43%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.93.

What is the RGB value of #9E87CF?

#9E87CF is rgb(158, 135, 207) — red 158, green 135, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9E87CF?

#9E87CF converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 35%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9E87CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9E87CF scores 3.08:1 against white and 6.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9E87CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9E87CF 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 20.61, which is visibly different.

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