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#9F84CD Color

#9F84CD is rgb(159, 132, 205) in RGB, hsl(262, 42%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 36%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F84CD
HEX#9F84CD
RGBrgb(159, 132, 205)
HSLhsl(262, 42%, 66%)
HSVhsv(262, 36%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 36%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.109 300.5)
LABlab(59.85% 21.88 -34.21)
LCHlch(59.85% 40.61 302.60)

What #9F84CD 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 #9F84CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.4Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.44Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.21Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.26Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.02African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.61

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

#9F84CD Channel Values

How #9F84CD 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 132 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 42% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 36% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.15:1 vs white · 6.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F84CD 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 text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9F84CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9F84CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F84CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F84CD
Complementary
#B2CD84
Analogous
#848ECD
Analogous
#C384CD
Triadic
#CD9F84
Triadic
#84CD9F
Split comp.
#CDC384
Split comp.
#8ECD84

Tints & Shades of #9F84CD

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

#AD96D4
#B8A4DA
#C6B7E1
#D2C5E7
#E0D7EF
#EBE6F5

Shades

#8563BF
#6D47AE
#583A8D
#462E70
#322150
#1D132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9F84CD.

How #9F84CD 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#9F84CD
Protanopia#8989CD
Protanomaly#9287CD
Deuteranopia#8E8ECD
Deuteranomaly#958ACD
Tritanopia#949090
Tritanomaly#998BAC
Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #9F84CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f84cd: #9F84CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F84CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f84cd': '#9F84CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.518, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_9f84cd">#9F84CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F84CD"

More Purple Colors

#9F84CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9F84CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F84CD?

#9F84CD is a light purple — rgb(159, 132, 205) in RGB and hsl(262, 42%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.4.

What is the RGB value of #9F84CD?

#9F84CD is rgb(159, 132, 205) — red 159, green 132, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F84CD?

#9F84CD converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 36%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F84CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9F84CD scores 3.15:1 against white and 6.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F84CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F84CD 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 19.88, which is visibly different.

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