#9F51BD Color

#9F51BD is rgb(159, 81, 189) in RGB and hsl(283, 45%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#9F51BD

HEX#9F51BD

RGBrgb(159, 81, 189)

HSLhsl(283, 45%, 53%)

HSVhsv(283, 57%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.175 315.6)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 57%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9F51BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9F51BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9F51BD Complementary#70BD51 Analogous#6951BD Analogous#BD51A6 Triadic#BD9F51 Triadic#51BD9F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9F51BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AB67C5 #B981CF #C697D8 #D4B1E2 #E0C8EA #EFE1F4

Shades

#8C41AA #773790 #622D76 #4C235C #371943 #220F29

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