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#9F87ED Color

#9F87ED is rgb(159, 135, 237) in RGB, hsl(254, 74%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 43%, 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 9.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F87ED
HEX#9F87ED
RGBrgb(159, 135, 237)
HSLhsl(254, 74%, 73%)
HSVhsv(254, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 43%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.148 292.9)
LABlab(61.84% 26.39 -48.89)
LCHlch(61.84% 55.56 298.36)

What #9F87ED 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 #9F87ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.27Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.15Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 12.94Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.2Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 14.9

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

#9F87ED Channel Values

How #9F87ED 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 135 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 74% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.93:1 vs white · 7.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F87ED 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 text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9F87ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F87ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F87ED
Complementary
#D5ED87
Analogous
#87A2ED
Analogous
#D287ED
Triadic
#ED9F87
Triadic
#87ED9F
Split comp.
#EDD287
Split comp.
#A2ED87

Tints & Shades of #9F87ED

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

#AD99F0
#B8A6F2
#C6B8F4
#D1C5F6
#DFD7F9
#EAE4FB

Shades

#7B5BE6
#582EE0
#421DBF
#341797
#25106A
#16093E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9F87ED.

How #9F87ED 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#9F87ED
Protanopia#8B8BED
Protanomaly#948AED
Deuteranopia#9090ED
Deuteranomaly#968CED
Tritanopia#8E9999
Tritanomaly#9592C0
Achromatopsia#979797

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Using #9F87ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f87ed: #9F87ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F87ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f87ed': '#9F87ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.529, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_9f87ed">#9F87ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F87ED"

More Blue Colors

#9F87ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9F87ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F87ED?

#9F87ED is a light blue — rgb(159, 135, 237) in RGB and hsl(254, 74%, 73%) 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 9.27.

What is the RGB value of #9F87ED?

#9F87ED is rgb(159, 135, 237) — red 159, green 135, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F87ED?

#9F87ED converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 43%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F87ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9F87ED scores 2.93:1 against white and 7.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F87ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F87ED 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 9.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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