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#9451DB Color

#9451DB is rgb(148, 81, 219) in RGB, hsl(269, 66%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 63%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9451DB
HEX#9451DB
RGBrgb(148, 81, 219)
HSLhsl(269, 66%, 59%)
HSVhsv(269, 63%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 63%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.204 302.9)
LABlab(47.98% 48.12 -60.93)
LCHlch(47.98% 77.64 308.30)

What #9451DB 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 #9451DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#9451DB Channel Values

How #9451DB 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 148 · G 81 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 66% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 63% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.71:1 vs white · 4.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9451DB 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.

TextWhite text4.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9451DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9451DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #9451DB

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9451DB.

How #9451DB 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#9451DB
Protanopia#6161DB
Protanomaly#795BDB
Deuteranopia#6D6DDA
Deuteranomaly#7E63DB
Tritanopia#807070
Tritanomaly#8965A6
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9451DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9451db: #9451DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9451DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9451db': '#9451DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.318, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_9451db">#9451DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#9451DB"

More Purple Colors

#9451DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#9451DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9451DB?

#9451DB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(148, 81, 219) in RGB and hsl(269, 66%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #9451DB?

#9451DB is rgb(148, 81, 219) — red 148, green 81, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9451DB?

#9451DB converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 63%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9451DB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9451DB scores 4.71:1 against white and 4.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9451DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9451DB 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 12.9, which is visibly different.

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