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#9175FF Color

#9175FF is rgb(145, 117, 255) in RGB, hsl(252, 100%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 54%, 0%, 0%) 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 6.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9175FF
HEX#9175FF
RGBrgb(145, 117, 255)
HSLhsl(252, 100%, 73%)
HSVhsv(252, 54%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 54%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.197 289.1)
LABlab(57.19% 36.05 -66.28)
LCHlch(57.19% 75.45 298.54)

What #9175FF 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 #9175FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.31Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 13.62Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.14Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 15.64Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 15.71Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 16.04

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

#9175FF Channel Values

How #9175FF 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 117 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 100% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 54% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.39:1 vs white · 6.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9175FF 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 text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9175FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9175FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9175FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9175FF
Complementary
#E3FF75
Analogous
#759FFF
Analogous
#D675FF
Triadic
#FF9175
Triadic
#75FF91
Split comp.
#FFD675
Split comp.
#9FFF75

Tints & Shades of #9175FF

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

#A18AFF
#AD99FF
#BEADFF
#CABDFF
#DAD1FF
#E7E0FF

Shades

#6842FF
#3F0FFF
#2C00DB
#2300AD
#18007A
#0E0047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9175FF.

How #9175FF 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#9175FF
Protanopia#7A7AFF
Protanomaly#8478FF
Deuteranopia#7F7FFF
Deuteranomaly#877BFF
Tritanopia#759191
Tritanomaly#8186C7
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #9175FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9175ff: #9175FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9175FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9175ff': '#9175FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.459, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_9175ff">#9175FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#9175FF"

More Blue Colors

#9175FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9175FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9175FF?

#9175FF is a light blue — rgb(145, 117, 255) in RGB and hsl(252, 100%, 73%) 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 6.31.

What is the RGB value of #9175FF?

#9175FF is rgb(145, 117, 255) — red 145, green 117, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9175FF?

#9175FF converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 54%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9175FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9175FF scores 3.39:1 against white and 6.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9175FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9175FF 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 6.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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