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#9F4CD6 Color

#9F4CD6 is rgb(159, 76, 214) in RGB, hsl(276, 63%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 64%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F4CD6
HEX#9F4CD6
RGBrgb(159, 76, 214)
HSLhsl(276, 63%, 57%)
HSVhsv(276, 64%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 64%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.208 309)
LABlab(48.22% 52.38 -57.61)
LCHlch(48.22% 77.86 312.28)

What #9F4CD6 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 #9F4CD6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.77Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.09Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 11.69Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 16.11Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 17.88Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 17.94

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

#9F4CD6 Channel Values

How #9F4CD6 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 76 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 63% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 64% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.69:1 vs white · 4.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F4CD6 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 text4.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9F4CD6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9F4CD6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F4CD6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F4CD6
Complementary
#84D64C
Analogous
#5A4CD6
Analogous
#D64CC9
Triadic
#D69F4C
Triadic
#4CD69F
Split comp.
#C9D64C
Split comp.
#4CD65A

Tints & Shades of #9F4CD6

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

#AD65DC
#BA7EE2
#C797E7
#D2ACEC
#E0C5F2
#EDDEF7

Shades

#8D2ECC
#7928AF
#62208D
#4E1970
#37124F
#220B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9F4CD6.

How #9F4CD6 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#9F4CD6
Protanopia#6161D6
Protanomaly#7E59D6
Deuteranopia#7070D5
Deuteranomaly#8664D5
Tritanopia#8E6B6B
Tritanomaly#9560A1
Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #9F4CD6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f4cd6: #9F4CD6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F4CD6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f4cd6': '#9F4CD6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.298, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_9f4cd6">#9F4CD6</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F4CD6"

More Purple Colors

#9F4CD6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#9F4CD6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F4CD6?

#9F4CD6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(159, 76, 214) in RGB and hsl(276, 63%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.77.

What is the RGB value of #9F4CD6?

#9F4CD6 is rgb(159, 76, 214) — red 159, green 76, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F4CD6?

#9F4CD6 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 64%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F4CD6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9F4CD6 scores 4.69:1 against white and 4.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F4CD6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F4CD6 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 9.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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