#9f75bf Color Information

#9f75bf Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #9f75bf. In RGB, it consists of 62.4% Red, 45.9% Green, and 74.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 16.8% Cyan, 38.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 25.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 274.1°, with saturation of 36.6% and lightness of 60.4%. The decimal value for #9f75bf is 10450367, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9966cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #9f75bf is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#9f75bf Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color159, 117, 191 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color62.4%, 45.9%, 74.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.376, 0.541, 0.251 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.168, 0.387, 0, 0.251 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color274.1°, 36.6%, 60.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color274.1°, 38.7%, 74.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color30.063, 23.855, 52.310 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color159, 117, 191 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10450367 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color55.942, 30.575, -32.602 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)55.942, 44.696, 313.162 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color55.942, 16.640, -54.012 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color48.842, 24.398, -29.311 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.283, 0.225, 23.855 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288640447 / 0xff9f75bf Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9966cc Copy
Last Updated: December 12, 2024

Shades of #9f75bf

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #9f75bf, its pure hue is 274.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 36.6%, and its lightness is 60.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #9f75bf, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #140f18 to #8b66a7.

Tints of #9f75bf

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #9f75bf, its pure hue is 274.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 36.6%, and its lightness is 60.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #9f75bf, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ab86c7 to #f3eef7.

Tones of #9f75bf

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #9f75bf, its pure hue is 274.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 36.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #9f75bf, which range from #9a9a9a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #a835ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #9f75bf

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #9f75bf! For #9f75bf, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #9f75bf. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #9f75bf

This color, #9f75bf, consists of 62.4% Red, 45.9% Green, and 74.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 159, Green = 117, Blue = 191. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #9f75bf is 16.8% Cyan, 38.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 25.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R62.4%
C16.8%
G45.9%
M38.7%
B74.9%
Y0.0%
K25.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 159 117 191
Octal 237 165 277
Hexa #9f #75 #bf
Binary 10011111 01110101 10111111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 16 38 0 25
Octal 20 46 0 31
Hexa #10 #26 #00 #19
Binary 00010000 00100110 00000000 00011001

Analogous Colors of #9f75bf

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #9f75bf — which has hue 274.1° — its analogous colors are located at 244.1° and 304.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9f75bf.

Triadic Colors of #9f75bf

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #9f75bf — which has hue 274.1° — its triadic colors are located at 34.1° and 274.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9f75bf.

Complementary Color of #9f75bf

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #9f75bf — which has hue 274.1° — its complementary color is located at 94.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9f75bf.

Split Complementary Colors of #9f75bf

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #9f75bf — which has hue 274.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 64.1° and 274.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9f75bf.

Tetradic Colors of #9f75bf

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #9f75bf — which has hue 274.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 184.1°, 274.1°, 4.1°, and 94.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9f75bf.

Monochromatic Colors of #9f75bf

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #9f75bf, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6a557a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d0b1e8 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #9f75bf

We want to make getting started with #9f75bf on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #9f75bf into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #9f75bf can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #9f75bf with other HTML elements.

#9f75bf Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #9f75bf.
<span style="color: #9f75bf;">The color of this text is #9f75bf.</span>

#9f75bf Background Color

The background color for this text is #9f75bf.
<div style="background-color: #9f75bf; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #9f75bf.</div>

#9f75bf Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #9f75bf.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #9f75bf;">This color for the shadow of this text is #9f75bf.</span>

#9f75bf Border Color

This is a div with border color #9f75bf.
<div style="border: #9f75bf 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #9f75bf.</div>

#9f75bf Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #9f75bf on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9f75bf; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9f75bf on a white background.</div></div>

#9f75bf Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #9f75bf on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9f75bf; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9f75bf on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #9f75bf to White

This is a gradient from #9f75bf to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9f75bf,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9f75bf,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9f75bf,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9f75bf,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9f75bf to white.</div>

Gradient from #9f75bf to Black

This is a gradient from #9f75bf to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9f75bf,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9f75bf,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9f75bf,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9f75bf,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9f75bf to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #9f75bf

In addition to using #9f75bf on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #9f75bf in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #9f75bf, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 159, Green = 117, Blue = 191). If you need details about the color coordinates of #9f75bf in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #9f75bf
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(159, 117, 191)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #9f75bf; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #9f75bf; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #9f75bf; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(159, 117, 191);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#9f75bf")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:159, green:117, blue:191, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:159 green:117 blue:191 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(159f, 117f, 191f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(159, 117, 191);
 

#9f75bf Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #9f75bf the same way. For those with color blindness, #9f75bf might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #9f75bf looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #9f75bf is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #9f75bf looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #9f75bf will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #9f75bf is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.6:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #9f75bf would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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