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#913CCD Color

#913CCD is rgb(145, 60, 205) in RGB, hsl(275, 59%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 71%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#913CCD
HEX#913CCD
RGBrgb(145, 60, 205)
HSLhsl(275, 59%, 52%)
HSVhsv(275, 71%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 71%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(54.2% 0.215 307.4)
LABlab(43.12% 54.44 -60.77)
LCHlch(43.12% 81.59 311.85)

What #913CCD 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 #913CCD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 5.51Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.98Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 12.9Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 13.88Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 16.21Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 16.82

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

#913CCD Channel Values

How #913CCD 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 145 · G 60 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 59% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 71% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.63:1 vs white · 3.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #913CCD 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.

TextWhite text5.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #913CCD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #913CCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #913CCD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#913CCD
Complementary
#79CD3C
Analogous
#483CCD
Analogous
#CD3CC1
Triadic
#CD913C
Triadic
#3CCD91
Split comp.
#C1CD3C
Split comp.
#3CCD48

Tints & Shades of #913CCD

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

#A159D4
#AF71DA
#BF8DE2
#CCA6E8
#DDC2EF
#EADBF6

Shades

#7E2FB6
#6A289A
#57207E
#461A65
#321349
#1F0C2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #913CCD.

How #913CCD 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#913CCD
Protanopia#5353CD
Protanomaly#714BCD
Deuteranopia#6363CC
Deuteranomaly#7856CC
Tritanopia#7F6060
Tritanomaly#865498
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #913CCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-913ccd: #913CCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #913CCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-913ccd': '#913CCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.235, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_913ccd">#913CCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#913CCD"

More Purple Colors

#913CCD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#913CCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #913CCD?

#913CCD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(145, 60, 205) in RGB and hsl(275, 59%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.51.

What is the RGB value of #913CCD?

#913CCD is rgb(145, 60, 205) — red 145, green 60, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #913CCD?

#913CCD converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 71%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #913CCD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #913CCD scores 5.63:1 against white and 3.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #913CCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #913CCD 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 5.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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