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#9C97FF closest to Cold Lips

#9C97FF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Cold Lips. In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 59.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(156, 151, 255)). Its HSL value is 243° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 39% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #9C97FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.28:1.

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Variations of #9C97FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9C97FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9C97FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9C97FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #709FFD
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #73A6FF
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7FA2FF
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #709FFD
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #809DFE
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #80ABBF
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #94A0E4
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A3A3A3
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A1A0BF

#9C97FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.53:1 Very poor#9C97FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.28:1 Very good#9C97FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9C97FF in CSS

/* Cold Lips */
.color { color: #9C97FF; }
.background { background-color: #9C97FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9C97FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(156 151 255);
color: hsl(243 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.724 0.149 284.2);

#9C97FF FAQ

What color is #9C97FF?

#9C97FF is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Cold Lips. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9C97FF?

#9C97FF is rgb(156, 151, 255) in RGB, hsl(243, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(39%, 41%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9C97FF?

The complementary color of #9C97FF is #FAFF97, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9C97FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #9C97FF: 8.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9C97FF a warm or cool color?

#9C97FF is a cool color.