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#9487C0 Color

#9487C0 is rgb(148, 135, 192) in RGB, hsl(254, 31%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 30%, 0%, 25%) 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 6.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9487C0
HEX#9487C0
RGBrgb(148, 135, 192)
HSLhsl(254, 31%, 64%)
HSVhsv(254, 30%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 30%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.085 294.4)
LABlab(59.12% 14.22 -28.13)
LCHlch(59.12% 31.52 296.81)

What #9487C0 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 #9487C0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.35Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.11Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.78Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.25Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 11.97African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.71

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

#9487C0 Channel Values

How #9487C0 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 135 · B 1928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 31% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 30% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.24:1 vs white · 6.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9487C0 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 text3.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9487C0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9487C0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9487C0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9487C0
Complementary
#B2C087
Analogous
#8796C0
Analogous
#B087C0
Triadic
#C09487
Triadic
#87C094
Split comp.
#C0B087
Split comp.
#96C087

Tints & Shades of #9487C0

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

#A397C8
#B2A8D1
#C1B9DA
#CCC6E1
#DBD7EA
#EAE8F3

Shades

#7969B0
#64539D
#51437F
#403564
#2D2546
#1C172B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9487C0.

How #9487C0 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#9487C0
Protanopia#8989C0
Protanomaly#8E88C0
Deuteranopia#8B8BC0
Deuteranomaly#8F8AC0
Tritanopia#8B9090
Tritanomaly#8F8CA5
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9487C0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9487c0: #9487C0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9487C0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9487c0': '#9487C0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.529, blue: 0.753)
Android XML<color name="color_9487c0">#9487C0</color>
SVG fillfill="#9487C0"

More Blue Colors

#9487C0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9487C0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9487C0?

#9487C0 is a light blue — rgb(148, 135, 192) in RGB and hsl(254, 31%, 64%) 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 6.35.

What is the RGB value of #9487C0?

#9487C0 is rgb(148, 135, 192) — red 148, green 135, and blue 192 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9487C0?

#9487C0 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 30%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9487C0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9487C0 scores 3.24:1 against white and 6.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9487C0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9487C0 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 22.63, which is visibly different.

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