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#9065EC Color

#9065EC is rgb(144, 101, 236) in RGB, hsl(259, 78%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 57%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9065EC
HEX#9065EC
RGBrgb(144, 101, 236)
HSLhsl(259, 78%, 66%)
HSVhsv(259, 57%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 57%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.195 294.7)
LABlab(52.53% 40.27 -63.23)
LCHlch(52.53% 74.97 302.50)

What #9065EC 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 #9065EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.32Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.03Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 13.34Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 14.02Iris#5A4FCFΔE 14.38Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 15.36

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

#9065EC Channel Values

How #9065EC 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 144 · G 101 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 78% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 57% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9065EC 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9065EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9065EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9065EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9065EC
Complementary
#C1EC65
Analogous
#657DEC
Analogous
#D365EC
Triadic
#EC9065
Triadic
#65EC90
Split comp.
#ECD365
Split comp.
#7DEC65

Tints & Shades of #9065EC

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

#A07BEF
#AD8EF1
#BDA4F4
#CBB6F6
#DBCDF9
#E8DFFB

Shades

#723CE7
#571BDA
#4716B1
#38118D
#280C64
#18073B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9065EC.

How #9065EC 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#9065EC
Protanopia#6E6EEC
Protanomaly#7D6AEC
Deuteranopia#7575EB
Deuteranomaly#816FEC
Tritanopia#788181
Tritanomaly#8277B6
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #9065EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9065ec: #9065EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9065EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9065ec': '#9065EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.396, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_9065ec">#9065EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9065EC"

More Purple Colors

#9065EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9065EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9065EC?

#9065EC is a light purple — rgb(144, 101, 236) in RGB and hsl(259, 78%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.32.

What is the RGB value of #9065EC?

#9065EC is rgb(144, 101, 236) — red 144, green 101, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9065EC?

#9065EC converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 57%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9065EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9065EC scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9065EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9065EC 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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