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#906ED8 Color

#906ED8 is rgb(144, 110, 216) in RGB, hsl(259, 58%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 49%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#906ED8
HEX#906ED8
RGBrgb(144, 110, 216)
HSLhsl(259, 58%, 64%)
HSVhsv(259, 49%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 49%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.157 296.3)
LABlab(53.54% 31.31 -50.40)
LCHlch(53.54% 59.33 301.85)

What #906ED8 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 #906ED8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 1.01Amethyst#9966CCΔE 6.74Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 10.3Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.07Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 12.35Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 13.31

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

#906ED8 Channel Values

How #906ED8 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 110 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 58% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 49% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.88:1 vs white · 5.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #906ED8 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 text3.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #906ED8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #906ED8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #906ED8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#906ED8
Complementary
#B7D86E
Analogous
#6E81D8
Analogous
#C56ED8
Triadic
#D8906E
Triadic
#6ED890
Split comp.
#D8C56E
Split comp.
#81D86E

Tints & Shades of #906ED8

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

#9F82DE
#AF96E3
#BEAAE9
#CABBED
#DACFF2
#E9E3F8

Shades

#744ACF
#5E32BD
#4C2999
#3C2079
#2A1655
#1A0E34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #906ED8.

How #906ED8 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#906ED8
Protanopia#7575D8
Protanomaly#8172D8
Deuteranopia#7B7BD8
Deuteranomaly#8476D8
Tritanopia#7F8282
Tritanomaly#867AAB
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #906ED8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-906ed8: #906ED8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #906ED8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-906ed8': '#906ED8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.431, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_906ed8">#906ED8</color>
SVG fillfill="#906ED8"

More Purple Colors

#906ED8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#906ED8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #906ED8?

#906ED8 is a light purple — rgb(144, 110, 216) in RGB and hsl(259, 58%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.01.

What is the RGB value of #906ED8?

#906ED8 is rgb(144, 110, 216) — red 144, green 110, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #906ED8?

#906ED8 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 49%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #906ED8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #906ED8 scores 3.88:1 against white and 5.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #906ED8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #906ED8 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 1.01, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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