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#9F91CA Color

#9F91CA is rgb(159, 145, 202) in RGB, hsl(255, 35%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 28%, 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 5.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F91CA
HEX#9F91CA
RGBrgb(159, 145, 202)
HSLhsl(255, 35%, 68%)
HSVhsv(255, 28%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 28%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(69% 0.084 295.4)
LABlab(63.00% 14.33 -27.68)
LCHlch(63.00% 31.17 297.37)

What #9F91CA 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 #9F91CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.67Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.87Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.39Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.32Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.35Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.52

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

#9F91CA Channel Values

How #9F91CA 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 145 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 35% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 28% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.85:1 vs white · 7.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F91CA 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 text2.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9F91CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9F91CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F91CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9F91CA
Complementary
#BCCA91
Analogous
#919FCA
Analogous
#BC91CA
Triadic
#CA9F91
Triadic
#91CA9F
Split comp.
#CABC91
Split comp.
#9FCA91

Tints & Shades of #9F91CA

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

#AB9FD1
#BAB0D9
#C6BEE0
#D2CBE6
#DED9ED
#EDEAF5

Shades

#8472BB
#6953AC
#56448D
#41336B
#2E244C
#1B162D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9F91CA.

How #9F91CA 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#9F91CA
Protanopia#9494CA
Protanomaly#9893CA
Deuteranopia#9696CA
Deuteranomaly#9A94CA
Tritanopia#979A9A
Tritanomaly#9A96AF
Achromatopsia#999999

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Using #9F91CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f91ca: #9F91CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F91CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f91ca': '#9F91CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.569, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_9f91ca">#9F91CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F91CA"

More Purple Colors

#9F91CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9F91CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F91CA?

#9F91CA is a light purple — rgb(159, 145, 202) in RGB and hsl(255, 35%, 68%) 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 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #9F91CA?

#9F91CA is rgb(159, 145, 202) — red 159, green 145, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F91CA?

#9F91CA converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 28%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F91CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9F91CA scores 2.85:1 against white and 7.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F91CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F91CA 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 20.19, which is visibly different.

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