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#9481D9 Color

#9481D9 is rgb(148, 129, 217) in RGB, hsl(253, 54%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 41%, 0%, 15%) 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 8.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9481D9
HEX#9481D9
RGBrgb(148, 129, 217)
HSLhsl(253, 54%, 68%)
HSVhsv(253, 41%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 41%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.129 292.4)
LABlab(58.54% 22.32 -43.06)
LCHlch(58.54% 48.50 297.40)

What #9481D9 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 #9481D9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.49Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 9.13Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.73Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 13.11Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 14.97Amethyst#9966CCΔE 15.31

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

#9481D9 Channel Values

How #9481D9 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 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 54% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 41% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9481D9 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 text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9481D9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9481D9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9481D9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9481D9
Complementary
#C6D981
Analogous
#819AD9
Analogous
#C081D9
Triadic
#D99481
Triadic
#81D994
Split comp.
#D9C081
Split comp.
#9AD981

Tints & Shades of #9481D9

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

#A291DE
#B2A5E4
#C0B4E9
#CDC4ED
#DAD4F2
#EBE7F8

Shades

#765ECF
#583BC4
#4930A1
#37247A
#271A56
#170F33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9481D9.

How #9481D9 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#9481D9
Protanopia#8484D9
Protanomaly#8B83D9
Deuteranopia#8888D9
Deuteranomaly#8D85D9
Tritanopia#859090
Tritanomaly#8B8AB2
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9481D9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9481d9: #9481D9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9481D9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9481d9': '#9481D9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.506, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_9481d9">#9481D9</color>
SVG fillfill="#9481D9"

More Blue Colors

#9481D9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9481D9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9481D9?

#9481D9 is a light blue — rgb(148, 129, 217) in RGB and hsl(253, 54%, 68%) 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 8.49.

What is the RGB value of #9481D9?

#9481D9 is rgb(148, 129, 217) — red 148, green 129, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9481D9?

#9481D9 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 41%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9481D9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9481D9 scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9481D9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9481D9 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 12.73, which is visibly different.

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