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#9F77CA Color

#9F77CA is rgb(159, 119, 202) in RGB, hsl(269, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 41%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F77CA
HEX#9F77CA
RGBrgb(159, 119, 202)
HSLhsl(269, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(269, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 41%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.127 305.3)
LABlab(56.60% 28.37 -37.56)
LCHlch(56.60% 47.07 307.07)

What #9F77CA 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 #9F77CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.08Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 8.37Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.22Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.58Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.03Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 13.43

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

#9F77CA Channel Values

How #9F77CA 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 119 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.52:1 vs white · 5.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F77CA 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9F77CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9F77CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F77CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F77CA
Complementary
#A2CA77
Analogous
#7779CA
Analogous
#C977CA
Triadic
#CA9F77
Triadic
#77CA9F
Split comp.
#CAC977
Split comp.
#79CA77

Tints & Shades of #9F77CA

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

#AC89D1
#B99CD8
#C6AEE0
#D3C1E7
#E0D3EE
#EDE5F5

Shades

#8B5ABF
#7442A9
#5F368C
#49296A
#351E4D
#1E112C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9F77CA.

How #9F77CA 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#9F77CA
Protanopia#7F7FCA
Protanomaly#8D7CCA
Deuteranopia#8686C9
Deuteranomaly#9180CA
Tritanopia#948585
Tritanomaly#9880A5
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9F77CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f77ca: #9F77CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F77CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f77ca': '#9F77CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.467, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_9f77ca">#9F77CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F77CA"

More Purple Colors

#9F77CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9F77CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F77CA?

#9F77CA is a light purple — rgb(159, 119, 202) in RGB and hsl(269, 44%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #9F77CA?

#9F77CA is rgb(159, 119, 202) — red 159, green 119, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F77CA?

#9F77CA converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 41%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F77CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9F77CA scores 3.52:1 against white and 5.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F77CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F77CA 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 13.66, which is visibly different.

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