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#9F81DF Color

#9F81DF is rgb(159, 129, 223) in RGB, hsl(259, 59%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 42%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F81DF
HEX#9F81DF
RGBrgb(159, 129, 223)
HSLhsl(259, 59%, 69%)
HSVhsv(259, 42%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 42%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.138 297.2)
LABlab(59.82% 26.87 -44.31)
LCHlch(59.82% 51.82 301.24)

What #9F81DF 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 #9F81DF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.07Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.6Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.21Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 11.74Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.99Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.35

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

#9F81DF Channel Values

How #9F81DF 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 129 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 59% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 42% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.14:1 vs white · 6.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F81DF 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 text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9F81DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9F81DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F81DF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F81DF
Complementary
#C1DF81
Analogous
#8192DF
Analogous
#CD81DF
Triadic
#DF9F81
Triadic
#81DF9F
Split comp.
#DFCD81
Split comp.
#92DF81

Tints & Shades of #9F81DF

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

#AB92E3
#B8A2E7
#C4B2EB
#D4C6F0
#E0D6F5
#ECE7F9

Shades

#835DD5
#6434CB
#522BA6
#402182
#2E185D
#1A0E35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9F81DF.

How #9F81DF 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#9F81DF
Protanopia#8787DF
Protanomaly#9184DF
Deuteranopia#8C8CDF
Deuteranomaly#9488DF
Tritanopia#909191
Tritanomaly#968BB6
Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #9F81DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f81df: #9F81DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F81DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f81df': '#9F81DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.506, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_9f81df">#9F81DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F81DF"

More Purple Colors

#9F81DF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9F81DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F81DF?

#9F81DF is a light purple — rgb(159, 129, 223) in RGB and hsl(259, 59%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.07.

What is the RGB value of #9F81DF?

#9F81DF is rgb(159, 129, 223) — red 159, green 129, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F81DF?

#9F81DF converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 42%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F81DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9F81DF scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F81DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F81DF 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 9.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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