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#9286BB Color

#9286BB is rgb(146, 134, 187) in RGB, hsl(254, 28%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 28%, 0%, 27%) 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 7.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9286BB
HEX#9286BB
RGBrgb(146, 134, 187)
HSLhsl(254, 28%, 63%)
HSVhsv(254, 28%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 28%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(65% 0.079 294.5)
LABlab(58.51% 13.17 -26.26)
LCHlch(58.51% 29.38 296.63)

What #9286BB 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 #9286BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.07Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.07Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.28Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.4Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 11.3African Violet#B284BEΔE 13.26

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

#9286BB Channel Values

How #9286BB 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 134 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 28% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 28% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.31:1 vs white · 6.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9286BB 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 text3.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9286BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9286BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9286BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9286BB
Complementary
#AFBB86
Analogous
#8694BB
Analogous
#AD86BB
Triadic
#BB9386
Triadic
#86BB93
Split comp.
#BBAD86
Split comp.
#94BB86

Tints & Shades of #9286BB

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

#A197C4
#B0A7CD
#BFB7D7
#CDC8E0
#DCD8E9
#EAE8F2

Shades

#7B6CAC
#645496
#52467C
#3F355F
#2E2745
#1A1627

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9286BB.

How #9286BB 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#9286BB
Protanopia#8888BB
Protanomaly#8C87BB
Deuteranopia#8A8ABB
Deuteranomaly#8D88BB
Tritanopia#8A8E8E
Tritanomaly#8D8BA2
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

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Using #9286BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9286bb: #9286BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9286BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9286bb': '#9286BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.573, green: 0.525, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_9286bb">#9286BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#9286BB"

More Blue Colors

#9286BB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9286BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9286BB?

#9286BB is a light blue — rgb(146, 134, 187) in RGB and hsl(254, 28%, 63%) 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 7.07.

What is the RGB value of #9286BB?

#9286BB is rgb(146, 134, 187) — red 146, green 134, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9286BB?

#9286BB converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 28%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9286BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9286BB scores 3.31:1 against white and 6.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9286BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9286BB 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 22.53, which is visibly different.

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