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#9087B0 Color

#9087B0 is rgb(144, 135, 176) in RGB, hsl(253, 21%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rhythm (#777696), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9087B0
HEX#9087B0
RGBrgb(144, 135, 176)
HSLhsl(253, 21%, 61%)
HSVhsv(253, 23%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.061 294.7)
LABlab(58.23% 9.96 -20.47)
LCHlch(58.23% 22.76 295.95)

What #9087B0 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 #9087B0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rhythm#777696ΔE 9.26Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 9.67Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 10.29Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.44Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.11Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 13.36

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

#9087B0 Channel Values

How #9087B0 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 135 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 21% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 23% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.34:1 vs white · 6.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9087B0 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 text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9087B0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9087B0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9087B0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9087B0
Complementary
#A7B087
Analogous
#8793B0
Analogous
#A587B0
Triadic
#B09087
Triadic
#87B090
Split comp.
#B0A587
Split comp.
#93B087

Tints & Shades of #9087B0

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

#9E96BB
#AFA9C7
#BDB8D1
#CCC7DB
#DAD7E5
#EBE9F1

Shades

#796EA0
#655B8B
#534B72
#3F3856
#2D283E
#1B1825

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9087B0.

How #9087B0 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#9087B0
Protanopia#8989B0
Protanomaly#8C88B0
Deuteranopia#8A8AB0
Deuteranomaly#8C89B0
Tritanopia#8A8D8D
Tritanomaly#8C8B9C
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9087B0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9087b0: #9087B0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9087B0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9087b0': '#9087B0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.529, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_9087b0">#9087B0</color>
SVG fillfill="#9087B0"

More Blue Colors

#9087B0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9087B0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9087B0?

#9087B0 is a light blue — rgb(144, 135, 176) in RGB and hsl(253, 21%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rhythm (#777696), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.26.

What is the RGB value of #9087B0?

#9087B0 is rgb(144, 135, 176) — red 144, green 135, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9087B0?

#9087B0 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9087B0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9087B0 scores 3.34:1 against white and 6.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9087B0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9087B0 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 16.44, which is visibly different.

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