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#9F30E8 Color

#9F30E8 is rgb(159, 48, 232) in RGB, hsl(276, 80%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 79%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F30E8
HEX#9F30E8
RGBrgb(159, 48, 232)
HSLhsl(276, 80%, 55%)
HSVhsv(276, 79%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 79%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.256 307)
LABlab(45.25% 66.29 -72.62)
LCHlch(45.25% 98.32 312.39)

What #9F30E8 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 #9F30E8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 6.19Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 7.8Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.21French Violet#8806CEΔE 8.68Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 12.05Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 13.07

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

#9F30E8 Channel Values

How #9F30E8 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 48 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 80% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 79% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.17:1 vs white · 4.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F30E8 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 text5.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9F30E8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9F30E8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F30E8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F30E8
Complementary
#7AE830
Analogous
#4330E8
Analogous
#E830D6
Triadic
#E89F30
Triadic
#30E89F
Split comp.
#D6E830
Split comp.
#30E843

Tints & Shades of #9F30E8

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

#AB4CEB
#B868EE
#C583F1
#D4A3F5
#E1BFF8
#EEDAFB

Shades

#8E18DC
#7614B8
#621197
#4D0D77
#380A57
#210632

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9F30E8.

How #9F30E8 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#9F30E8
Protanopia#5252E8
Protanomaly#7846E8
Deuteranopia#6767E7
Deuteranomaly#8156E7
Tritanopia#886464
Tritanomaly#9254A9
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #9F30E8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f30e8: #9F30E8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F30E8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f30e8': '#9F30E8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.188, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_9f30e8">#9F30E8</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F30E8"

More Purple Colors

#9F30E8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9F30E8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F30E8?

#9F30E8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(159, 48, 232) in RGB and hsl(276, 80%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #9F30E8?

#9F30E8 is rgb(159, 48, 232) — red 159, green 48, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F30E8?

#9F30E8 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 79%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F30E8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9F30E8 scores 5.17:1 against white and 4.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F30E8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F30E8 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 6.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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