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#9F8CCA Color

#9F8CCA is rgb(159, 140, 202) in RGB, hsl(258, 37%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 31%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F8CCA
HEX#9F8CCA
RGBrgb(159, 140, 202)
HSLhsl(258, 37%, 67%)
HSVhsv(258, 31%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 31%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.092 298)
LABlab(61.74% 17.02 -29.62)
LCHlch(61.74% 34.16 299.87)

What #9F8CCA 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 #9F8CCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.28Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.78Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.92Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.35African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.79Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.58

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

#9F8CCA Channel Values

How #9F8CCA 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 140 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 37% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 31% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F8CCA 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9F8CCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9F8CCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F8CCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F8CCA
Complementary
#B7CA8C
Analogous
#8C98CA
Analogous
#BE8CCA
Triadic
#CA9E8C
Triadic
#8CCA9E
Split comp.
#CABE8C
Split comp.
#98CA8C

Tints & Shades of #9F8CCA

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

#AA9AD0
#B9ABD8
#C4B9DF
#D3CBE7
#DFD9ED
#EDEAF5

Shades

#846CBC
#6A4FAB
#57408C
#43326C
#30234D
#1C152D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9F8CCA.

How #9F8CCA 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#9F8CCA
Protanopia#8F8FCA
Protanomaly#968ECA
Deuteranopia#9393CA
Deuteranomaly#9890CA
Tritanopia#969696
Tritanomaly#9A92AD
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9F8CCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f8cca: #9F8CCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F8CCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f8cca': '#9F8CCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.549, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_9f8cca">#9F8CCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F8CCA"

More Purple Colors

#9F8CCA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9F8CCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F8CCA?

#9F8CCA is a light purple — rgb(159, 140, 202) in RGB and hsl(258, 37%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.28.

What is the RGB value of #9F8CCA?

#9F8CCA is rgb(159, 140, 202) — red 159, green 140, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F8CCA?

#9F8CCA converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 31%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F8CCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9F8CCA scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F8CCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F8CCA 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 19.53, which is visibly different.

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