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#9F7DED Color

#9F7DED is rgb(159, 125, 237) in RGB, hsl(258, 76%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 47%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F7DED
HEX#9F7DED
RGBrgb(159, 125, 237)
HSLhsl(258, 76%, 71%)
HSVhsv(258, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 47%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.163 295.7)
LABlab(59.48% 31.77 -52.61)
LCHlch(59.48% 61.46 301.13)

What #9F7DED 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 #9F7DED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 5.41Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.9Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.51Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.95Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 14.7Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 15.84

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

#9F7DED Channel Values

How #9F7DED 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 125 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 76% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F7DED 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9F7DED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9F7DED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F7DED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F7DED
Complementary
#CCED7D
Analogous
#7D93ED
Analogous
#D77DED
Triadic
#ED9F7D
Triadic
#7DED9F
Split comp.
#EDD77D
Split comp.
#93ED7D

Tints & Shades of #9F7DED

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

#AC8FF0
#B9A1F2
#C6B3F5
#D0C0F6
#DED2F9
#EBE4FB

Shades

#7D50E7
#5F28E2
#4B1ABC
#3B1494
#290E67
#19093F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9F7DED.

How #9F7DED 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#9F7DED
Protanopia#8484ED
Protanomaly#8F81ED
Deuteranopia#8989ED
Deuteranomaly#9385ED
Tritanopia#8D9292
Tritanomaly#948ABD
Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #9F7DED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f7ded: #9F7DED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F7DED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f7ded': '#9F7DED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.490, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_9f7ded">#9F7DED</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F7DED"

More Purple Colors

#9F7DED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#9F7DED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F7DED?

#9F7DED is a light purple — rgb(159, 125, 237) in RGB and hsl(258, 76%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.41.

What is the RGB value of #9F7DED?

#9F7DED is rgb(159, 125, 237) — red 159, green 125, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F7DED?

#9F7DED converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 47%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F7DED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9F7DED scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F7DED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F7DED 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 5.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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