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#9E89D1 Color

#9E89D1 is rgb(158, 137, 209) in RGB, hsl(258, 44%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 18%) 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 8.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9E89D1
HEX#9E89D1
RGBrgb(158, 137, 209)
HSLhsl(258, 44%, 68%)
HSVhsv(258, 34%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.106 296.9)
LABlab(61.14% 19.58 -34.46)
LCHlch(61.14% 39.64 299.61)

What #9E89D1 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 #9E89D1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.61Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.82Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.03Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.43Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.35African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.71

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

#9E89D1 Channel Values

How #9E89D1 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 137 · B 2098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 44% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 34% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.02:1 vs white · 6.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9E89D1 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 text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9E89D1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9E89D1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9E89D1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9E89D1
Complementary
#BCD189
Analogous
#8998D1
Analogous
#C389D1
Triadic
#D19F89
Triadic
#89D19F
Split comp.
#D1C389
Split comp.
#98D189

Tints & Shades of #9E89D1

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

#AB98D7
#BAABDE
#C6B9E4
#D2C8EA
#DED7EF
#EDE9F6

Shades

#8468C4
#6947B8
#563B97
#412C72
#2E1F51
#1B1330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9E89D1.

How #9E89D1 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#9E89D1
Protanopia#8D8DD1
Protanomaly#948BD1
Deuteranopia#9090D1
Deuteranomaly#968DD1
Tritanopia#939595
Tritanomaly#9890B0
Achromatopsia#949494

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Using #9E89D1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9e89d1: #9E89D1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9E89D1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9e89d1': '#9E89D1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.537, blue: 0.820)
Android XML<color name="color_9e89d1">#9E89D1</color>
SVG fillfill="#9E89D1"

More Purple Colors

#9E89D1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#9E89D1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9E89D1?

#9E89D1 is a light purple — rgb(158, 137, 209) in RGB and hsl(258, 44%, 68%) 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 8.61.

What is the RGB value of #9E89D1?

#9E89D1 is rgb(158, 137, 209) — red 158, green 137, and blue 209 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9E89D1?

#9E89D1 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9E89D1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9E89D1 scores 3.02:1 against white and 6.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9E89D1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9E89D1 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 20.77, which is visibly different.

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