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#9F3DBD Color

#9F3DBD is rgb(159, 61, 189) in RGB, hsl(286, 51%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 68%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F3DBD
HEX#9F3DBD
RGBrgb(159, 61, 189)
HSLhsl(286, 51%, 49%)
HSVhsv(286, 68%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 68%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.203 317.3)
LABlab(44.44% 54.86 -49.26)
LCHlch(44.44% 73.73 318.08)

What #9F3DBD 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 #9F3DBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.11Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.56Mauveine#8D029BΔE 12.89Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 14.04Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 14.89Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.23

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

#9F3DBD Channel Values

How #9F3DBD 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 61 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 51% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 68% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.42:1 vs white · 3.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F3DBD 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 text3.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9F3DBD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9F3DBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F3DBD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F3DBD
Complementary
#5BBD3D
Analogous
#5F3DBD
Analogous
#BD3D9B
Triadic
#BD9F3D
Triadic
#3DBD9F
Split comp.
#9BBD3D
Split comp.
#3DBD5F

Tints & Shades of #9F3DBD

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

#AD56C8
#BA71D1
#C78BDA
#D4A6E2
#E1C1EB
#EEDCF4

Shades

#8B36A6
#752D8B
#612574
#4B1D59
#371541
#200C27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9F3DBD.

How #9F3DBD 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#9F3DBD
Protanopia#5858BD
Protanomaly#7B4FBD
Deuteranopia#6B6BBC
Deuteranomaly#835CBC
Tritanopia#925B5B
Tritanomaly#97518D
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9F3DBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f3dbd: #9F3DBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F3DBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f3dbd': '#9F3DBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.239, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_9f3dbd">#9F3DBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F3DBD"

More Purple Colors

#9F3DBD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9F3DBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F3DBD?

#9F3DBD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(159, 61, 189) in RGB and hsl(286, 51%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.11.

What is the RGB value of #9F3DBD?

#9F3DBD is rgb(159, 61, 189) — red 159, green 61, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F3DBD?

#9F3DBD converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 68%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F3DBD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9F3DBD scores 5.42:1 against white and 3.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F3DBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F3DBD 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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