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#9F2BDE Color

#9F2BDE is rgb(159, 43, 222) in RGB, hsl(279, 73%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 81%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Violet (#9400D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F2BDE
HEX#9F2BDE
RGBrgb(159, 43, 222)
HSLhsl(279, 73%, 52%)
HSVhsv(279, 81%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 81%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.251 309.6)
LABlab(44.05% 66.23 -68.90)
LCHlch(44.05% 95.57 313.87)

What #9F2BDE 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 #9F2BDE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 7.13French Violet#8806CEΔE 8.07Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.27Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 9.5Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.47Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 11.18

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

#9F2BDE Channel Values

How #9F2BDE 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 159 · G 43 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 73% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 81% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.42:1 vs white · 3.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F2BDE 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.

TextWhite text5.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9F2BDE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9F2BDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F2BDE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F2BDE
Complementary
#6ADE2B
Analogous
#462BDE
Analogous
#DE2BC3
Triadic
#DE9F2B
Triadic
#2BDE9F
Split comp.
#C3DE2B
Split comp.
#2BDE46

Tints & Shades of #9F2BDE

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

#AD4AE3
#B965E7
#C783EC
#D39EF0
#E1BDF5
#EDD7F9

Shades

#8C1FC7
#761AA8
#601589
#4E116E
#380C4F
#220831

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9F2BDE.

How #9F2BDE 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#9F2BDE
Protanopia#4F4FDE
Protanomaly#7844DE
Deuteranopia#6565DD
Deuteranomaly#8054DD
Tritanopia#8B5F5F
Tritanomaly#934FA2
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9F2BDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f2bde: #9F2BDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F2BDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f2bde': '#9F2BDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.169, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_9f2bde">#9F2BDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F2BDE"

More Purple Colors

#9F2BDE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#9F2BDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F2BDE?

#9F2BDE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(159, 43, 222) in RGB and hsl(279, 73%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.13.

What is the RGB value of #9F2BDE?

#9F2BDE is rgb(159, 43, 222) — red 159, green 43, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F2BDE?

#9F2BDE converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 81%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F2BDE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9F2BDE scores 5.42:1 against white and 3.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F2BDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F2BDE 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 7.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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