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#9265EC Color

#9265EC is rgb(146, 101, 236) in RGB, hsl(260, 78%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 57%, 0%, 7%) 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 7.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9265EC
HEX#9265EC
RGBrgb(146, 101, 236)
HSLhsl(260, 78%, 66%)
HSVhsv(260, 57%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 57%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.195 295.5)
LABlab(52.74% 40.79 -62.88)
LCHlch(52.74% 74.95 302.97)

What #9265EC 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 #9265EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.97Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.78Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 13.85Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 14.43Iris#5A4FCFΔE 14.9Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 15.35

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

#9265EC Channel Values

How #9265EC 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 146 · G 101 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 78% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 57% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.97:1 vs white · 5.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9265EC 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 text3.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9265EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9265EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9265EC
Complementary
#BFEC65
Analogous
#657BEC
Analogous
#D565EC
Triadic
#EC9265
Triadic
#65EC92
Split comp.
#ECD565
Split comp.
#7BEC65

Tints & Shades of #9265EC

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

#A27BEF
#AF8EF1
#BFA4F4
#CCB6F6
#DCCDF9
#E9DFFB

Shades

#753CE7
#5B1BDA
#4A16B1
#3A118D
#2A0C64
#19073B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9265EC.

How #9265EC 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#9265EC
Protanopia#6E6EEC
Protanomaly#7E6BEC
Deuteranopia#7676EB
Deuteranomaly#8270EC
Tritanopia#7B8181
Tritanomaly#8577B6
Achromatopsia#808080

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Using #9265EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9265ec: #9265EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9265EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9265ec': '#9265EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.573, green: 0.396, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_9265ec">#9265EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9265EC"

More Purple Colors

#9265EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9265EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9265EC?

#9265EC is a light purple — rgb(146, 101, 236) in RGB and hsl(260, 78%, 66%) 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 7.97.

What is the RGB value of #9265EC?

#9265EC is rgb(146, 101, 236) — red 146, green 101, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9265EC?

#9265EC converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 57%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9265EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9265EC scores 3.97:1 against white and 5.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9265EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9265EC 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 7.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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