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#9E91EF closest to Perrywinkle

#9E91EF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Perrywinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.0% red, 56.9% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(158, 145, 239)). Its HSL value is 248° hue, 75% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 34% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #9E91EF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.75:1.

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Variations of #9E91EF

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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#9E91EF 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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#9E91EF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9E91EF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #739BED
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #749FF3
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #809BF1
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #739BED
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8398EE
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8AA3B5
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9899D7
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9D9D9D
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9D9AB6

#9E91EF contrast checker

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2.71:1 Very poor#9E91EF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.75:1 Very good#9E91EF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9E91EF in CSS

/* Perrywinkle */
.color { color: #9E91EF; }
.background { background-color: #9E91EF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9E91EF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(158 145 239);
color: hsl(248 75% 75%);
color: oklch(0.706 0.135 288.8);

#9E91EF FAQ

What color is #9E91EF?

#9E91EF is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Perrywinkle. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9E91EF?

#9E91EF is rgb(158, 145, 239) in RGB, hsl(248, 75%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(34%, 39%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9E91EF?

The complementary color of #9E91EF is #E2EF91, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9E91EF?

Black text has the best contrast on #9E91EF: 7.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9E91EF a warm or cool color?

#9E91EF is a cool color.