Lavender Indigo (#9457EB)

The hex code for Lavender Indigo is #9457EB. It is rgb(148, 87, 235) in RGB, hsl(265, 79%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 63%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK — a light purple. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#9457EB

RGBrgb(148, 87, 235)

HSLhsl(265, 79%, 63%)

HSVhsv(265, 63%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(37%, 63%, 0%, 8%)

OKLCHoklch(60% 0.213 298.7)

LABlab(50.05% 48.26 -66.64)

LCHlch(50.05% 82.28 305.91)

Colors Closest to Lavender Indigo

Lavender Indigo is a registered color name, also listed as Navy Purple, Neon Purple. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 14.47 Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 14.56 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15 Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 17.65 Iris#5A4FCFΔE 18.15 Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 19.56

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#9457EB Channel Values

How Lavender Indigo breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 148 · G 87 · B 235	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 265° · S 79% · L 63%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 265° · S 63% · V 92%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 37% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 8%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.35:1 vs white · 4.82:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Lavender Indigo 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 text4.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Lavender Indigo

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Lavender Indigo; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Lavender Indigo

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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Shades

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How Lavender Indigo 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#9457EB

Protanopia#6565EB

Protanomaly#7A60EB

Deuteranopia#7070EA

Deuteranomaly#8067EB

Tritanopia#7C7878

Tritanomaly#866CB2

Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #9457EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--lavender-indigo: #9457EB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9457EB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'lavender-indigo': '#9457EB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.341, blue: 0.922)

Android XML<color name="lavender_indigo">#9457EB</color>

SVG fillfill="#9457EB"

More Purple Colors

Lavender Indigo sits in the purplefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

9678b6 942dae 967bb6 9400d3 9810fa 9370db 9900cc 915bc8 9900ff 8f00ff 9932cc 8e51ff 9e7bb5 ad46ff bf00ff ce8aff e0b0ff fae8ff 290d31 3c0366 4d179a 5f4b8b 6e00c0 8100b8

#9457EB Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Lavender Indigo?

The hex code for Lavender Indigo is #9457EB. That is rgb(148, 87, 235) in RGB, hsl(265, 79%, 63%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(37%, 63%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #9457EB?

#9457EB is rgb(148, 87, 235) — red 148, green 87, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9457EB?

#9457EB converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 63%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9457EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9457EB scores 4.35:1 against white and 4.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9457EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9457EB 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 14.47, which is visibly different.

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