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#9F40ED Color

#9F40ED is rgb(159, 64, 237) in RGB, hsl(273, 83%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 73%, 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 7.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F40ED
HEX#9F40ED
RGBrgb(159, 64, 237)
HSLhsl(273, 83%, 59%)
HSVhsv(273, 73%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 73%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.245 304.8)
LABlab(47.65% 61.43 -71.55)
LCHlch(47.65% 94.30 310.65)

What #9F40ED 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 #9F40ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 7.97Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.04French Violet#8806CEΔE 12.44Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 12.64Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 13.04Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.26

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

#9F40ED Channel Values

How #9F40ED 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 64 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 83% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 73% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 73% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.74:1 vs white · 4.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F40ED 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 text4.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9F40ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9F40ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F40ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F40ED
Complementary
#8EED40
Analogous
#4840ED
Analogous
#ED40E5
Triadic
#ED9F40
Triadic
#40ED9F
Split comp.
#E5ED40
Split comp.
#40ED48

Tints & Shades of #9F40ED

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

#AD5CF0
#B973F2
#C78FF5
#D3A6F7
#E1C2F9
#ECDAFC

Shades

#8C1AEA
#7713C9
#610FA3
#4D0C83
#37095D
#210538

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9F40ED.

How #9F40ED 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#9F40ED
Protanopia#5A5AED
Protanomaly#7B51ED
Deuteranopia#6C6CEC
Deuteranomaly#835DEC
Tritanopia#886D6D
Tritanomaly#925EAF
Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #9F40ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f40ed: #9F40ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F40ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f40ed': '#9F40ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.251, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_9f40ed">#9F40ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F40ED"

More Purple Colors

#9F40ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9F40ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F40ED?

#9F40ED is a mid-tone purple — rgb(159, 64, 237) in RGB and hsl(273, 83%, 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 7.97.

What is the RGB value of #9F40ED?

#9F40ED is rgb(159, 64, 237) — red 159, green 64, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F40ED?

#9F40ED converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 73%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F40ED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9F40ED scores 4.74:1 against white and 4.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F40ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F40ED 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 7.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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