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#9F89BE Color

#9F89BE is rgb(159, 137, 190) in RGB, hsl(265, 29%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 28%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F89BE
HEX#9F89BE
RGBrgb(159, 137, 190)
HSLhsl(265, 29%, 64%)
HSVhsv(265, 28%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 28%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.081 303.3)
LABlab(60.58% 16.53 -24.67)
LCHlch(60.58% 29.69 303.82)

What #9F89BE 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 #9F89BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.23Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.96Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.17Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.21African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.4Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 11.64

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

#9F89BE Channel Values

How #9F89BE 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 137 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 29% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 28% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.09:1 vs white · 6.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F89BE 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 text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9F89BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9F89BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F89BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F89BE
Complementary
#A8BE89
Analogous
#898DBE
Analogous
#B989BE
Triadic
#BE9F89
Triadic
#89BE9F
Split comp.
#BEB989
Split comp.
#8DBE89

Tints & Shades of #9F89BE

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

#AC99C7
#B9A9D0
#C7BAD9
#D2C7E0
#DFD8E9
#ECE8F2

Shades

#876BAE
#72559B
#5C457D
#493663
#332645
#20182B

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How #9F89BE 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#9F89BE
Protanopia#8D8DBE
Protanomaly#958BBE
Deuteranopia#9191BE
Deuteranomaly#978EBE
Tritanopia#989191
Tritanomaly#9B8EA5
Achromatopsia#939393

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Using #9F89BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f89be: #9F89BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F89BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f89be': '#9F89BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.537, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_9f89be">#9F89BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F89BE"

More Purple Colors

#9F89BE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9F89BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F89BE?

#9F89BE is a light purple — rgb(159, 137, 190) in RGB and hsl(265, 29%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.23.

What is the RGB value of #9F89BE?

#9F89BE is rgb(159, 137, 190) — red 159, green 137, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F89BE?

#9F89BE converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 28%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F89BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9F89BE scores 3.09:1 against white and 6.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F89BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F89BE 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 19.24, which is visibly different.

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