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#9F8FBC Color

#9F8FBC is rgb(159, 143, 188) in RGB, hsl(261, 25%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F8FBC
HEX#9F8FBC
RGBrgb(159, 143, 188)
HSLhsl(261, 25%, 65%)
HSVhsv(261, 24%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.068 300.9)
LABlab(62.04% 12.96 -21.32)
LCHlch(62.04% 24.95 301.30)

What #9F8FBC 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 #9F8FBC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 7.9Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 8.36Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.05Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.91Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.51Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.98

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

#9F8FBC Channel Values

How #9F8FBC 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 143 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 25% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 24% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F8FBC 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9F8FBC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9F8FBC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F8FBC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F8FBC
Complementary
#ACBC8F
Analogous
#8F96BC
Analogous
#B58FBC
Triadic
#BC9F8F
Triadic
#8FBC9F
Split comp.
#BCB58F
Split comp.
#96BC8F

Tints & Shades of #9F8FBC

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

#AD9FC6
#B8ACCD
#C5BCD7
#D3CCE0
#E1DCEA
#ECE9F2

Shades

#8673AB
#715C99
#5C4B7C
#473960
#322843
#1F1929

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9F8FBC.

How #9F8FBC 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#9F8FBC
Protanopia#9292BC
Protanomaly#9791BC
Deuteranopia#9595BC
Deuteranomaly#9992BC
Tritanopia#999696
Tritanomaly#9B93A6
Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #9F8FBC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f8fbc: #9F8FBC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F8FBC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f8fbc': '#9F8FBC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.561, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_9f8fbc">#9F8FBC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F8FBC"

More Purple Colors

#9F8FBC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9F8FBC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F8FBC?

#9F8FBC is a light purple — rgb(159, 143, 188) in RGB and hsl(261, 25%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.9.

What is the RGB value of #9F8FBC?

#9F8FBC is rgb(159, 143, 188) — red 159, green 143, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F8FBC?

#9F8FBC converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F8FBC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9F8FBC scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F8FBC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F8FBC 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 20.23, which is visibly different.

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