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#915BD7 Color

#915BD7 is rgb(145, 91, 215) in RGB, hsl(266, 61%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 58%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), visibly different at ΔE 12.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#915BD7
HEX#915BD7
RGBrgb(145, 91, 215)
HSLhsl(266, 61%, 60%)
HSVhsv(266, 58%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 58%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.184 301)
LABlab(49.40% 41.54 -56.42)
LCHlch(49.40% 70.06 306.36)

What #915BD7 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 #915BD7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#915BD7 Channel Values

How #915BD7 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 91 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 61% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 58% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.49:1 vs white · 4.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #915BD7 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 text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #915BD7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #915BD7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #915BD7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #915BD7

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #915BD7.

How #915BD7 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#915BD7
Protanopia#6767D7
Protanomaly#7A62D7
Deuteranopia#7171D6
Deuteranomaly#7F69D7
Tritanopia#7E7575
Tritanomaly#866BA5
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #915BD7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-915bd7: #915BD7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #915BD7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-915bd7': '#915BD7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.357, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_915bd7">#915BD7</color>
SVG fillfill="#915BD7"

More Purple Colors

#915BD7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#915BD7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #915BD7?

#915BD7 is a light purple — rgb(145, 91, 215) in RGB and hsl(266, 61%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.25.

What is the RGB value of #915BD7?

#915BD7 is rgb(145, 91, 215) — red 145, green 91, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #915BD7?

#915BD7 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 58%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #915BD7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #915BD7 scores 4.49:1 against white and 4.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #915BD7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #915BD7 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 12.48, which is visibly different.

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