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#9163EE Color

#9163EE is rgb(145, 99, 238) in RGB, hsl(260, 80%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 58%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9163EE
HEX#9163EE
RGBrgb(145, 99, 238)
HSLhsl(260, 80%, 66%)
HSVhsv(260, 58%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 58%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.2 295.1)
LABlab(52.32% 42.00 -64.68)
LCHlch(52.32% 77.12 303.00)

What #9163EE 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 #9163EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 6.94Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.42Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 12.97Iris#5A4FCFΔE 14.97Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 15.25Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.75

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

#9163EE Channel Values

How #9163EE 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 99 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 80% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 58% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.02:1 vs white · 5.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9163EE 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 text4.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9163EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9163EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9163EE
Complementary
#BFEE63
Analogous
#637AEE
Analogous
#D763EE
Triadic
#EE9163
Triadic
#63EE91
Split comp.
#EED763
Split comp.
#7AEE63

Tints & Shades of #9163EE

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

#A17AF0
#AE8CF2
#BEA3F5
#CBB6F7
#DBCDF9
#E8DFFB

Shades

#743AE9
#5A18DC
#4914B3
#3A108E
#290B65
#18073C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9163EE.

How #9163EE 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#9163EE
Protanopia#6D6DEE
Protanomaly#7D69EE
Deuteranopia#7575ED
Deuteranomaly#816EEE
Tritanopia#798080
Tritanomaly#8376B7
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #9163EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9163ee: #9163EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9163EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9163ee': '#9163EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.388, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_9163ee">#9163EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9163EE"

More Purple Colors

#9163EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9163EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9163EE?

#9163EE is a light purple — rgb(145, 99, 238) in RGB and hsl(260, 80%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.94.

What is the RGB value of #9163EE?

#9163EE is rgb(145, 99, 238) — red 145, green 99, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9163EE?

#9163EE converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 58%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9163EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9163EE scores 4.02:1 against white and 5.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9163EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9163EE 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 8.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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