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#917EAE Color

#917EAE is rgb(145, 126, 174) in RGB, hsl(264, 23%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 28%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#917EAE
HEX#917EAE
RGBrgb(145, 126, 174)
HSLhsl(264, 23%, 59%)
HSVhsv(264, 28%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 28%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.074 302.4)
LABlab(55.91% 14.87 -22.84)
LCHlch(55.91% 27.26 303.06)

What #917EAE 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 #917EAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.58Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.88Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.6Rhythm#777696ΔE 11.91Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 12.02African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.2

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

#917EAE Channel Values

How #917EAE 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 126 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 23% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 28% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.62:1 vs white · 5.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #917EAE 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 text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #917EAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #917EAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #917EAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#917EAE
Complementary
#9BAE7E
Analogous
#7E83AE
Analogous
#AA7EAE
Triadic
#AE927E
Triadic
#7EAE92
Split comp.
#AEAA7E
Split comp.
#83AE7E

Tints & Shades of #917EAE

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

#A291BA
#AFA1C4
#BFB4D0
#CCC3DA
#DCD6E5
#EAE6EF

Shades

#7C659F
#695487
#55456E
#443758
#31273F
#1D1826

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #917EAE.

How #917EAE 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#917EAE
Protanopia#8181AE
Protanomaly#8880AE
Deuteranopia#8585AE
Deuteranomaly#8A82AE
Tritanopia#8A8585
Tritanomaly#8D8297
Achromatopsia#868686

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Using #917EAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-917eae: #917EAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #917EAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-917eae': '#917EAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.494, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_917eae">#917EAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#917EAE"

More Purple Colors

#917EAE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#917EAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #917EAE?

#917EAE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(145, 126, 174) in RGB and hsl(264, 23%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #917EAE?

#917EAE is rgb(145, 126, 174) — red 145, green 126, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #917EAE?

#917EAE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 28%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #917EAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #917EAE scores 3.62:1 against white and 5.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #917EAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #917EAE 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 21.66, which is visibly different.

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