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#916AFB Color

#916AFB is rgb(145, 106, 251) in RGB, hsl(256, 95%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 58%, 0%, 2%) 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 8.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#916AFB
HEX#916AFB
RGBrgb(145, 106, 251)
HSLhsl(256, 95%, 70%)
HSVhsv(256, 58%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 58%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.207 291.8)
LABlab(54.53% 41.06 -68.34)
LCHlch(54.53% 79.73 301.00)

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

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.14Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.65Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 12.29Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 13.25Iris#5A4FCFΔE 16.31Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 17.95

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

#916AFB Channel Values

How #916AFB 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 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 95% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 58% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.71:1 vs white · 5.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #916AFB 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 text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #916AFB

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

Base
#916AFB
Complementary
#D4FB6A
Analogous
#6A8CFB
Analogous
#D96AFB
Triadic
#FB916A
Triadic
#6AFB91
Split comp.
#FBD96A
Split comp.
#8CFB6A

Tints & Shades of #916AFB

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

#9F7EFC
#AE92FC
#BDA5FD
#CBB9FD
#DACDFE
#E9E1FE

Shades

#6F3DFA
#4B0BF9
#3C05D1
#2D049F
#210372
#120241

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

How #916AFB 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#916AFB
Protanopia#7272FB
Protanomaly#7F6FFB
Deuteranopia#7979FB
Deuteranomaly#8373FB
Tritanopia#758888
Tritanomaly#817DC1
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #916AFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-916afb: #916AFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #916AFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-916afb': '#916AFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.416, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_916afb">#916AFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#916AFB"

More Purple Colors

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

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#916AFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #916AFB?

#916AFB is a light purple — rgb(145, 106, 251) in RGB and hsl(256, 95%, 70%) 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 8.14.

What is the RGB value of #916AFB?

#916AFB is rgb(145, 106, 251) — red 145, green 106, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #916AFB?

#916AFB converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 58%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #916AFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #916AFB scores 3.71:1 against white and 5.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #916AFB 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 8.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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