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#9555FC Color

#9555FC is rgb(149, 85, 252) in RGB, hsl(263, 97%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 66%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9555FC
HEX#9555FC
RGBrgb(149, 85, 252)
HSLhsl(263, 97%, 66%)
HSVhsv(263, 66%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 66%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(61% 0.235 296.3)
LABlab(50.80% 52.84 -74.88)
LCHlch(50.80% 91.65 305.21)

What #9555FC 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 #9555FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.47Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 14.02Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 17.82Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 18.47Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 18.62French Violet#8806CEΔE 20.4

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

#9555FC Channel Values

How #9555FC 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 149 · G 85 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 97% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 66% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9555FC 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 text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9555FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9555FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9555FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9555FC
Complementary
#BCFC54
Analogous
#5468FC
Analogous
#E954FC
Triadic
#FC9554
Triadic
#54FC95
Split comp.
#FCE954
Split comp.
#68FC54

Tints & Shades of #9555FC

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

#A46DFD
#B181FD
#C09BFD
#CDAFFE
#DDC8FE
#E9DCFE

Shades

#7927FC
#5F04F1
#4D03C4
#3D029C
#2B026F
#1A0141

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9555FC.

How #9555FC 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#9555FC
Protanopia#6464FC
Protanomaly#7A5EFC
Deuteranopia#6F6FFB
Deuteranomaly#8066FC
Tritanopia#787C7C
Tritanomaly#856FBD
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9555FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9555fc: #9555FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9555FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9555fc': '#9555FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.333, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_9555fc">#9555FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9555FC"

More Purple Colors

#9555FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9555FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9555FC?

#9555FC is a light purple — rgb(149, 85, 252) in RGB and hsl(263, 97%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.47.

What is the RGB value of #9555FC?

#9555FC is rgb(149, 85, 252) — red 149, green 85, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9555FC?

#9555FC converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 66%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9555FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9555FC scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9555FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9555FC 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 14.02, which is visibly different.

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