#9e438f Color Information

#9e438f 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 #9e438f. In RGB, it consists of 62.0% Red, 26.3% Green, and 56.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 57.6% Magenta, 9.5% Yellow, and 38% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 309.9°, with saturation of 40.4% and lightness of 44.1%. The decimal value for #9e438f is 10371983, and its nearest "web safe" color is #993399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #9e438f is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#9e438f Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color158, 67, 143 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color62.0%, 26.3%, 56.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.380, 0.737, 0.439 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.576, 0.095, 0.38 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color309.9°, 40.4%, 44.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color309.9°, 57.6%, 62.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color21.066, 13.267, 27.437 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color158, 67, 143 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10371983 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color43.162, 47.576, -24.321 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)43.162, 53.432, 332.924 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color43.162, 45.353, -41.222 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color36.423, 39.495, -19.166 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.341, 0.215, 13.267 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288562063 / 0xff9e438f Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#993399 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #9e438f

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #9e438f, its pure hue is 309.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 40.4%, and its lightness is 44.1%. 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 #9e438f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #140812 to #8a3b7d.

Tints of #9e438f

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #9e438f, its pure hue is 309.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 40.4%, and its lightness is 44.1%. 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 #9e438f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #aa5b9d to #f3e8f1.

Tones of #9e438f

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #9e438f, its pure hue is 309.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 40.4%, 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 #9e438f, which range from #717171 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #e100bc (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #9e438f

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #9e438f! For #9e438f, 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, #9e438f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #9e438f

This color, #9e438f, consists of 62.0% Red, 26.3% Green, and 56.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 158, Green = 67, Blue = 143. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #9e438f is 0% Cyan, 57.6% Magenta, 9.5% Yellow, and 38% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R62.0%
C0.0%
G26.3%
M57.6%
B56.1%
Y9.5%
K38.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 158 67 143
Octal 236 103 217
Hexa #9e #43 #8f
Binary 10011110 01000011 10001111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 57 9 38
Octal 0 71 11 46
Hexa #00 #39 #09 #26
Binary 00000000 00111001 00001001 00100110

Analogous Colors of #9e438f

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #9e438f — which has hue 309.9° — its analogous colors are located at 279.9° and 339.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9e438f.

Triadic Colors of #9e438f

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 #9e438f — which has hue 309.9° — its triadic colors are located at 69.9° and 309.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9e438f.

Complementary Color of #9e438f

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #9e438f — which has hue 309.9° — its complementary color is located at 129.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9e438f.

Split Complementary Colors of #9e438f

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 #9e438f — which has hue 309.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 99.9° and 309.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9e438f.

Tetradic Colors of #9e438f

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 #9e438f — which has hue 309.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 219.9°, 309.9°, 39.9°, and 129.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9e438f.

Monochromatic Colors of #9e438f

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #9e438f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #442d40 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dd74cc (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #9e438f

We want to make getting started with #9e438f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #9e438f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #9e438f 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 #9e438f with other HTML elements.

#9e438f Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #9e438f.
<span style="color: #9e438f;">The color of this text is #9e438f.</span>

#9e438f Background Color

The background color for this text is #9e438f.
<div style="background-color: #9e438f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #9e438f.</div>

#9e438f Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #9e438f.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #9e438f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #9e438f.</span>

#9e438f Border Color

This is a div with border color #9e438f.
<div style="border: #9e438f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #9e438f.</div>

#9e438f Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #9e438f on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9e438f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9e438f on a white background.</div></div>

#9e438f Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #9e438f on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9e438f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9e438f on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #9e438f to White

This is a gradient from #9e438f to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9e438f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9e438f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9e438f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9e438f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9e438f to white.</div>

Gradient from #9e438f to Black

This is a gradient from #9e438f to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9e438f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9e438f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9e438f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9e438f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9e438f to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #9e438f

In addition to using #9e438f 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 #9e438f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #9e438f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 158, Green = 67, Blue = 143). If you need details about the color coordinates of #9e438f 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 #9e438f
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(158, 67, 143)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #9e438f; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #9e438f; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #9e438f; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(158, 67, 143);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#9e438f")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:158, green:67, blue:143, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:158 green:67 blue:143 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(158f, 67f, 143f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(158, 67, 143);
 

#9e438f Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #9e438f the same way. For those with color blindness, #9e438f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #9e438f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #9e438f 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 #9e438f 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 #9e438f 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 #9e438f 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 5.7:1 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 #9e438f would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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