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#9486CA Color

#9486CA is rgb(148, 134, 202) in RGB, hsl(252, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 34%, 0%, 21%) 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 7.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9486CA
HEX#9486CA
RGBrgb(148, 134, 202)
HSLhsl(252, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(252, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 34%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.1 292.9)
LABlab(59.21% 16.64 -33.61)
LCHlch(59.21% 37.50 296.35)

What #9486CA 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 #9486CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.68Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.13Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.16Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.16African Violet#B284BEΔE 13.89

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

#9486CA Channel Values

How #9486CA 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 134 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.22:1 vs white · 6.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9486CA 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 text3.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9486CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9486CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9486CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9486CA
Complementary
#BDCA86
Analogous
#869BCA
Analogous
#B686CA
Triadic
#CA9486
Triadic
#86CA94
Split comp.
#CAB686
Split comp.
#9BCA86

Tints & Shades of #9486CA

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

#A498D2
#B0A6D8
#C0B8E0
#CDC6E6
#DCD8EE
#E9E6F4

Shades

#7867BC
#5E4BAA
#4C3D8A
#3D306E
#2B224E
#19142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9486CA.

How #9486CA 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#9486CA
Protanopia#8989CA
Protanomaly#8D88CA
Deuteranopia#8B8BCA
Deuteranomaly#8F89CA
Tritanopia#899191
Tritanomaly#8E8DAB
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

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Using #9486CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9486ca: #9486CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9486CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9486ca': '#9486CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.525, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_9486ca">#9486CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#9486CA"

More Blue Colors

#9486CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9486CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9486CA?

#9486CA is a light blue — rgb(148, 134, 202) in RGB and hsl(252, 39%, 66%) 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 7.68.

What is the RGB value of #9486CA?

#9486CA is rgb(148, 134, 202) — red 148, green 134, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9486CA?

#9486CA converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 34%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9486CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9486CA scores 3.22:1 against white and 6.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9486CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9486CA 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 21.54, which is visibly different.

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