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#917FC3 Color

#917FC3 is rgb(145, 127, 195) in RGB, hsl(256, 36%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 35%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#917FC3
HEX#917FC3
RGBrgb(145, 127, 195)
HSLhsl(256, 36%, 63%)
HSVhsv(256, 35%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 35%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(64% 0.102 295.6)
LABlab(56.90% 18.15 -33.26)
LCHlch(56.90% 37.90 298.62)

What #917FC3 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 #917FC3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.95Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.17Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.81Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.77Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.08African Violet#B284BEΔE 13.24

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

#917FC3 Channel Values

How #917FC3 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 127 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 36% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 35% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.48:1 vs white · 6.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #917FC3 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 text3.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #917FC3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #917FC3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #917FC3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#917FC3
Complementary
#B1C37F
Analogous
#7F8FC3
Analogous
#B37FC3
Triadic
#C3917F
Triadic
#7FC391
Split comp.
#C3B37F
Split comp.
#8FC37F

Tints & Shades of #917FC3

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

#A090CB
#AFA1D3
#BDB3DB
#CCC4E3
#DBD5EB
#EAE7F4

Shades

#7963B6
#624BA0
#513E84
#3E2F65
#2D2249
#19142A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #917FC3.

How #917FC3 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#917FC3
Protanopia#8282C3
Protanomaly#8881C3
Deuteranopia#8585C3
Deuteranomaly#8A83C3
Tritanopia#878A8A
Tritanomaly#8B86A4
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #917FC3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-917fc3: #917FC3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #917FC3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-917fc3': '#917FC3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.498, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_917fc3">#917FC3</color>
SVG fillfill="#917FC3"

More Purple Colors

#917FC3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#917FC3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #917FC3?

#917FC3 is a light purple — rgb(145, 127, 195) in RGB and hsl(256, 36%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #917FC3?

#917FC3 is rgb(145, 127, 195) — red 145, green 127, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #917FC3?

#917FC3 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 35%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #917FC3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #917FC3 scores 3.48:1 against white and 6.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #917FC3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #917FC3 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 22.16, which is visibly different.

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