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#9384BD Color

#9384BD is rgb(147, 132, 189) in RGB, hsl(256, 30%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 30%, 0%, 26%) 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 5.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9384BD
HEX#9384BD
RGBrgb(147, 132, 189)
HSLhsl(256, 30%, 63%)
HSVhsv(256, 30%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 30%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.085 296)
LABlab(58.15% 14.96 -27.93)
LCHlch(58.15% 31.69 298.18)

What #9384BD 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 #9384BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 5.22Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.02Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.81Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.99African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.17Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.68

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

#9384BD Channel Values

How #9384BD 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 147 · G 132 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 30% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 30% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.35:1 vs white · 6.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9384BD 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 text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9384BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9384BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9384BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9384BD
Complementary
#AEBD84
Analogous
#8492BD
Analogous
#B084BD
Triadic
#BD9384
Triadic
#84BD93
Split comp.
#BDB084
Split comp.
#92BD84

Tints & Shades of #9384BD

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

#A295C6
#B1A5CF
#BFB6D8
#CEC7E1
#DCD7EA
#EBE8F3

Shades

#7C6AAF
#655298
#53447E
#403460
#2E2546
#1A1528

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9384BD.

How #9384BD 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#9384BD
Protanopia#8787BD
Protanomaly#8C86BD
Deuteranopia#8989BD
Deuteranomaly#8D87BD
Tritanopia#8B8D8D
Tritanomaly#8E89A2
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9384BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9384bd: #9384BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9384BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9384bd': '#9384BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.518, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_9384bd">#9384BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9384BD"

More Purple Colors

#9384BD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9384BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9384BD?

#9384BD is a light purple — rgb(147, 132, 189) in RGB and hsl(256, 30%, 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 5.22.

What is the RGB value of #9384BD?

#9384BD is rgb(147, 132, 189) — red 147, green 132, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9384BD?

#9384BD converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 30%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9384BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9384BD scores 3.35:1 against white and 6.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9384BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9384BD 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 22.67, which is visibly different.

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