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#9F3FEE Color

#9F3FEE is rgb(159, 63, 238) in RGB, hsl(273, 84%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 74%, 0%, 7%) 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 7.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F3FEE
HEX#9F3FEE
RGBrgb(159, 63, 238)
HSLhsl(273, 84%, 59%)
HSVhsv(273, 74%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 74%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.247 304.7)
LABlab(47.57% 61.99 -72.24)
LCHlch(47.57% 95.19 310.63)

What #9F3FEE 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 #9F3FEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 7.44French Violet#8806CEΔE 12.12Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 12.2Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 12.22Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.72Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.04

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

#9F3FEE Channel Values

How #9F3FEE 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 63 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 84% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 74% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.75:1 vs white · 4.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F3FEE 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 text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9F3FEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9F3FEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F3FEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F3FEE
Complementary
#8EEE3F
Analogous
#473FEE
Analogous
#EE3FE5
Triadic
#EE9F3F
Triadic
#3FEE9F
Split comp.
#E5EE3F
Split comp.
#3FEE47

Tints & Shades of #9F3FEE

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

#AD5BF1
#B972F3
#C78EF5
#D3A6F7
#E1C2FA
#ECD9FC

Shades

#8D19EB
#7712CA
#610EA4
#4D0B83
#37085E
#210538

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9F3FEE.

How #9F3FEE 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#9F3FEE
Protanopia#5959EE
Protanomaly#7B50EE
Deuteranopia#6B6BED
Deuteranomaly#835DED
Tritanopia#876C6C
Tritanomaly#915DB0
Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #9F3FEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f3fee: #9F3FEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F3FEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f3fee': '#9F3FEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.247, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_9f3fee">#9F3FEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F3FEE"

More Purple Colors

#9F3FEE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9F3FEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F3FEE?

#9F3FEE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(159, 63, 238) in RGB and hsl(273, 84%, 59%) 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 7.44.

What is the RGB value of #9F3FEE?

#9F3FEE is rgb(159, 63, 238) — red 159, green 63, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F3FEE?

#9F3FEE converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 74%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F3FEE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9F3FEE scores 4.75:1 against white and 4.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F3FEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F3FEE 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 7.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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