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#9487CF Color

#9487CF is rgb(148, 135, 207) in RGB, hsl(251, 43%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 35%, 0%, 19%) 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 8.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9487CF
HEX#9487CF
RGBrgb(148, 135, 207)
HSLhsl(251, 43%, 67%)
HSVhsv(251, 35%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 35%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.106 291.5)
LABlab(59.65% 17.06 -35.73)
LCHlch(59.65% 39.60 295.53)

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

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.7Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.5Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.52Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.06Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.84Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 14.65

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

#9487CF Channel Values

How #9487CF 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 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 43% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 35% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9487CF 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #9487CF

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

Base
#9487CF
Complementary
#C2CF87
Analogous
#879ECF
Analogous
#B887CF
Triadic
#CF9487
Triadic
#87CF94
Split comp.
#CFB887
Split comp.
#9ECF87

Tints & Shades of #9487CF

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

#A195D5
#B1A7DC
#BEB6E2
#CEC8E9
#DBD7EF
#ECE9F6

Shades

#7766C2
#5B47B3
#4A3A92
#3A2D71
#292050
#18132F

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

How #9487CF 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#9487CF
Protanopia#8989CF
Protanomaly#8E88CF
Deuteranopia#8B8BCF
Deuteranomaly#8F8ACF
Tritanopia#889393
Tritanomaly#8D8EAE
Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #9487CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9487cf: #9487CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9487CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9487cf': '#9487CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.529, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_9487cf">#9487CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#9487CF"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9487CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9487CF?

#9487CF is a light blue — rgb(148, 135, 207) in RGB and hsl(251, 43%, 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 8.7.

What is the RGB value of #9487CF?

#9487CF is rgb(148, 135, 207) — red 148, green 135, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9487CF?

#9487CF converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 35%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9487CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9487CF scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9487CF 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 20.2, which is visibly different.

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