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#9F80F9 Color

#9F80F9 is rgb(159, 128, 249) in RGB, hsl(255, 91%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 49%, 0%, 2%) 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 9.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F80F9
HEX#9F80F9
RGBrgb(159, 128, 249)
HSLhsl(255, 91%, 74%)
HSVhsv(255, 49%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 49%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.174 293)
LABlab(60.72% 32.59 -57.26)
LCHlch(60.72% 65.88 299.65)

What #9F80F9 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 #9F80F9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.17Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 13.25Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.76Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 16.48Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 16.49Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 17

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

#9F80F9 Channel Values

How #9F80F9 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 128 · B 2498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 91% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 49% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.03:1 vs white · 6.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F80F9 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 text3.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9F80F9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9F80F9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F80F9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F80F9
Complementary
#DBF980
Analogous
#809FF9
Analogous
#DB80F9
Triadic
#F99F80
Triadic
#80F99F
Split comp.
#F9DB80
Split comp.
#9FF980

Tints & Shades of #9F80F9

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

#AA8FFA
#B9A2FB
#C4B1FB
#D2C5FC
#DED3FD
#ECE7FE

Shades

#7950F7
#541FF4
#3D0AD6
#2F08A6
#210675
#130344

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9F80F9.

How #9F80F9 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#9F80F9
Protanopia#8686F9
Protanomaly#9184F9
Deuteranopia#8B8BF9
Deuteranomaly#9487F9
Tritanopia#8A9797
Tritanomaly#938EC6
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9F80F9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f80f9: #9F80F9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F80F9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f80f9': '#9F80F9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.502, blue: 0.976)
Android XML<color name="color_9f80f9">#9F80F9</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F80F9"

More Purple Colors

#9F80F9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9F80F9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F80F9?

#9F80F9 is a light purple — rgb(159, 128, 249) in RGB and hsl(255, 91%, 74%) 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 9.17.

What is the RGB value of #9F80F9?

#9F80F9 is rgb(159, 128, 249) — red 159, green 128, and blue 249 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F80F9?

#9F80F9 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 49%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F80F9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9F80F9 scores 3.03:1 against white and 6.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F80F9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F80F9 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 9.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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