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#9186CB Color

#9186CB is rgb(145, 134, 203) in RGB, hsl(250, 40%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 34%, 0%, 20%) 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 8.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9186CB
HEX#9186CB
RGBrgb(145, 134, 203)
HSLhsl(250, 40%, 66%)
HSVhsv(250, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 34%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.102 290.6)
LABlab(58.98% 15.87 -34.55)
LCHlch(58.98% 38.02 294.67)

What #9186CB 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 #9186CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.68Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.97Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.22Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.92Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.3African Violet#B284BEΔE 15.13

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

#9186CB Channel Values

How #9186CB 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 134 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 250° · S 40% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 250° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.24:1 vs white · 6.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9186CB 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 text3.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9186CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9186CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9186CB
Complementary
#BFCB86
Analogous
#869DCB
Analogous
#B486CB
Triadic
#CB9186
Triadic
#86CB91
Split comp.
#CBB486
Split comp.
#9DCB86

Tints & Shades of #9186CB

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

#A197D3
#AEA6D9
#BEB8E0
#CBC6E7
#DBD8EE
#E8E6F4

Shades

#7465BD
#5A49AB
#493C8B
#3A2F6F
#29224F
#18142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9186CB.

How #9186CB 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#9186CB
Protanopia#8888CB
Protanomaly#8C87CB
Deuteranopia#8A8ACB
Deuteranomaly#8D88CB
Tritanopia#869191
Tritanomaly#8A8DAB
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

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Using #9186CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9186cb: #9186CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9186CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9186cb': '#9186CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.525, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_9186cb">#9186CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#9186CB"

More Blue Colors

#9186CB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9186CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9186CB?

#9186CB is a light blue — rgb(145, 134, 203) in RGB and hsl(250, 40%, 66%) 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 8.68.

What is the RGB value of #9186CB?

#9186CB is rgb(145, 134, 203) — red 145, green 134, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9186CB?

#9186CB converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 34%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9186CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9186CB scores 3.24:1 against white and 6.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9186CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9186CB 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 20.35, which is visibly different.

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