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#9F87F8 Color

#9F87F8 is rgb(159, 135, 248) in RGB, hsl(253, 89%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 46%, 0%, 3%) 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.

#9F87F8
HEX#9F87F8
RGBrgb(159, 135, 248)
HSLhsl(253, 89%, 75%)
HSVhsv(253, 46%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 46%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.162 291.4)
LABlab(62.32% 28.62 -54.19)
LCHlch(62.32% 61.28 297.84)

What #9F87F8 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 #9F87F8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.17Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 14.55Amethyst#9966CCΔE 15.13Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 15.37Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 16.43Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 16.53

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

#9F87F8 Channel Values

How #9F87F8 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 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 89% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 46% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.88:1 vs white · 7.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F87F8 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 text2.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9F87F8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9F87F8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F87F8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F87F8
Complementary
#DFF887
Analogous
#87A7F8
Analogous
#D887F8
Triadic
#F89F87
Triadic
#87F89F
Split comp.
#F8D887
Split comp.
#A7F887

Tints & Shades of #9F87F8

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

#AB95F9
#BAA8FA
#C5B7FB
#D1C5FC
#DCD4FC
#ECE7FE

Shades

#7956F5
#5226F2
#390DD9
#2B0AA4
#1E0774
#120443

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9F87F8.

How #9F87F8 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#9F87F8
Protanopia#8B8BF8
Protanomaly#948AF8
Deuteranopia#9090F8
Deuteranomaly#968CF8
Tritanopia#8B9B9B
Tritanomaly#9394C7
Achromatopsia#989898

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Using #9F87F8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f87f8: #9F87F8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F87F8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f87f8': '#9F87F8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.529, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_9f87f8">#9F87F8</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F87F8"

More Blue Colors

#9F87F8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9F87F8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F87F8?

#9F87F8 is a light blue — rgb(159, 135, 248) in RGB and hsl(253, 89%, 75%) 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 #9F87F8?

#9F87F8 is rgb(159, 135, 248) — red 159, green 135, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F87F8?

#9F87F8 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 46%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F87F8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9F87F8 scores 2.88:1 against white and 7.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F87F8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F87F8 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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