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#9F2CE2 Color

#9F2CE2 is rgb(159, 44, 226) in RGB, hsl(278, 76%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 81%, 0%, 11%) 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 6.86. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F2CE2
HEX#9F2CE2
RGBrgb(159, 44, 226)
HSLhsl(278, 76%, 53%)
HSVhsv(278, 81%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 81%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.254 308.6)
LABlab(44.42% 66.56 -70.58)
LCHlch(44.42% 97.01 313.32)

What #9F2CE2 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 #9F2CE2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 6.86Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 7.2French Violet#8806CEΔE 7.92Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 9.58Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 10.9Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 11.23

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

#9F2CE2 Channel Values

How #9F2CE2 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 44 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 76% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 81% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.34:1 vs white · 3.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F2CE2 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 text5.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9F2CE2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9F2CE2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F2CE2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F2CE2
Complementary
#6FE22C
Analogous
#442CE2
Analogous
#E22CCA
Triadic
#E29F2C
Triadic
#2CE29F
Split comp.
#CAE22C
Split comp.
#2CE244

Tints & Shades of #9F2CE2

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

#AC47E6
#BA66EA
#C681EE
#D4A1F2
#E1BCF6
#EFDBFA

Shades

#8D1CCE
#7818AF
#621490
#4D0F70
#370B51
#220731

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9F2CE2.

How #9F2CE2 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#9F2CE2
Protanopia#5050E2
Protanomaly#7844E2
Deuteranopia#6666E1
Deuteranomaly#8054E1
Tritanopia#8A6060
Tritanomaly#9350A5
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

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Using #9F2CE2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f2ce2: #9F2CE2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F2CE2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f2ce2': '#9F2CE2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.173, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_9f2ce2">#9F2CE2</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F2CE2"

More Purple Colors

#9F2CE2 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#9F2CE2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F2CE2?

#9F2CE2 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(159, 44, 226) in RGB and hsl(278, 76%, 53%) 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 6.86.

What is the RGB value of #9F2CE2?

#9F2CE2 is rgb(159, 44, 226) — red 159, green 44, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F2CE2?

#9F2CE2 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 81%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F2CE2 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9F2CE2 scores 5.34:1 against white and 3.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F2CE2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F2CE2 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 6.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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