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#916AF6 Color

#916AF6 is rgb(145, 106, 246) in RGB, hsl(257, 89%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 57%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#916AF6
HEX#916AF6
RGBrgb(145, 106, 246)
HSLhsl(257, 89%, 69%)
HSVhsv(257, 57%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 57%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.201 292.6)
LABlab(54.26% 39.99 -66.01)
LCHlch(54.26% 77.18 301.21)

What #916AF6 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 #916AF6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.85Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.3Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 13.37Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 13.63Iris#5A4FCFΔE 15.41Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.94

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

#916AF6 Channel Values

How #916AF6 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 106 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 89% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 57% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.75:1 vs white · 5.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #916AF6 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 text3.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #916AF6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #916AF6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #916AF6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#916AF6
Complementary
#CEF66A
Analogous
#6A88F6
Analogous
#D86AF6
Triadic
#F6916A
Triadic
#6AF691
Split comp.
#F6D86A
Split comp.
#88F66A

Tints & Shades of #916AF6

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

#A07DF7
#AE90F9
#BCA3FA
#CEBCFB
#DCCFFC
#EAE2FD

Shades

#723EF4
#4E0EF1
#400CC6
#32099A
#24066F
#14043F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #916AF6.

How #916AF6 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#916AF6
Protanopia#7272F6
Protanomaly#7F6FF6
Deuteranopia#7979F6
Deuteranomaly#8373F6
Tritanopia#778787
Tritanomaly#827CBE
Achromatopsia#848484

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Using #916AF6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-916af6: #916AF6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #916AF6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-916af6': '#916AF6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.416, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_916af6">#916AF6</color>
SVG fillfill="#916AF6"

More Purple Colors

#916AF6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#916AF6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #916AF6?

#916AF6 is a light purple — rgb(145, 106, 246) in RGB and hsl(257, 89%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.85.

What is the RGB value of #916AF6?

#916AF6 is rgb(145, 106, 246) — red 145, green 106, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #916AF6?

#916AF6 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 57%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #916AF6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #916AF6 scores 3.75:1 against white and 5.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #916AF6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #916AF6 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 6.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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