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#9481D5 Color

#9481D5 is rgb(148, 129, 213) in RGB, hsl(254, 50%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 39%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9481D5
HEX#9481D5
RGBrgb(148, 129, 213)
HSLhsl(254, 50%, 67%)
HSVhsv(254, 39%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 39%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.124 293.1)
LABlab(58.38% 21.52 -41.08)
LCHlch(58.38% 46.37 297.65)

What #9481D5 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 #9481D5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.07Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 9.8Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.97Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 13.63Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 14.06Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.5

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

#9481D5 Channel Values

How #9481D5 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 129 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 50% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 39% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.3:1 vs white · 6.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9481D5 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 text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9481D5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9481D5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9481D5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9481D5
Complementary
#C1D581
Analogous
#8197D5
Analogous
#BE81D5
Triadic
#D59481
Triadic
#81D594
Split comp.
#D5BE81
Split comp.
#97D581

Tints & Shades of #9481D5

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

#A190DA
#B1A3E0
#BEB3E6
#CFC6EC
#DBD5F1
#ECE8F7

Shades

#775EC9
#5C3EBB
#4B3399
#3A2877
#291C54
#181132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9481D5.

How #9481D5 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#9481D5
Protanopia#8484D5
Protanomaly#8B83D5
Deuteranopia#8888D5
Deuteranomaly#8D85D5
Tritanopia#868F8F
Tritanomaly#8C8AB0
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9481D5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9481d5: #9481D5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9481D5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9481d5': '#9481D5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.506, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_9481d5">#9481D5</color>
SVG fillfill="#9481D5"

More Blue Colors

#9481D5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9481D5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9481D5?

#9481D5 is a light blue — rgb(148, 129, 213) in RGB and hsl(254, 50%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.07.

What is the RGB value of #9481D5?

#9481D5 is rgb(148, 129, 213) — red 148, green 129, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9481D5?

#9481D5 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 39%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9481D5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9481D5 scores 3.3:1 against white and 6.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9481D5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9481D5 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 14.5, which is visibly different.

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