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#9F85CC Color

#9F85CC is rgb(159, 133, 204) in RGB, hsl(262, 41%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 35%, 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 6.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F85CC
HEX#9F85CC
RGBrgb(159, 133, 204)
HSLhsl(262, 41%, 66%)
HSVhsv(262, 35%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 35%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.106 300.4)
LABlab(60.06% 21.16 -33.33)
LCHlch(60.06% 39.47 302.41)

What #9F85CC 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 #9F85CC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.87Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.42Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.05Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.58Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.11African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.04

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

#9F85CC Channel Values

How #9F85CC 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 133 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 41% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 35% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F85CC 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 text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9F85CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9F85CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F85CC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F85CC
Complementary
#B2CC85
Analogous
#858ECC
Analogous
#C285CC
Triadic
#CC9F85
Triadic
#85CC9F
Split comp.
#CCC285
Split comp.
#8ECC85

Tints & Shades of #9F85CC

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

#AD97D3
#B8A5D9
#C6B7E1
#D2C5E7
#E0D7EE
#EBE6F4

Shades

#8564BE
#6D48AD
#593B8C
#462F6F
#32214F
#1E142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9F85CC.

How #9F85CC 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#9F85CC
Protanopia#8A8ACC
Protanomaly#9388CC
Deuteranopia#8E8ECC
Deuteranomaly#958BCC
Tritanopia#959191
Tritanomaly#998CAC
Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #9F85CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f85cc: #9F85CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F85CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f85cc': '#9F85CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.522, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_9f85cc">#9F85CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F85CC"

More Purple Colors

#9F85CC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9F85CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F85CC?

#9F85CC is a light purple — rgb(159, 133, 204) in RGB and hsl(262, 41%, 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 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #9F85CC?

#9F85CC is rgb(159, 133, 204) — red 159, green 133, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F85CC?

#9F85CC converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 35%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F85CC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9F85CC scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F85CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F85CC 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 19.98, which is visibly different.

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