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#9568DF Color

#9568DF is rgb(149, 104, 223) in RGB, hsl(263, 65%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 53%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9568DF
HEX#9568DF
RGBrgb(149, 104, 223)
HSLhsl(263, 65%, 64%)
HSVhsv(263, 53%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 53%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(61.8% 0.175 298.6)
LABlab(53.04% 37.38 -55.09)
LCHlch(53.04% 66.58 304.16)

What #9568DF 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 #9568DF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.36Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.51Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 12.02Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.05Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.44Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 15.06

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

#9568DF Channel Values

How #9568DF 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 104 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 65% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 53% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.94:1 vs white · 5.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9568DF 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 text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9568DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9568DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9568DF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9568DF
Complementary
#B1DF68
Analogous
#6875DF
Analogous
#D168DF
Triadic
#DF9568
Triadic
#68DF95
Split comp.
#DFD168
Split comp.
#75DF68

Tints & Shades of #9568DF

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

#A47DE3
#B392E8
#C1A7EC
#CDB7F0
#DCCDF4
#EAE2F9

Shades

#7B42D7
#662AC6
#5222A0
#411B7E
#2D1358
#1C0C37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9568DF.

How #9568DF 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#9568DF
Protanopia#7171DF
Protanomaly#816EDF
Deuteranopia#7979DE
Deuteranomaly#8573DF
Tritanopia#827F7F
Tritanomaly#8A77AE
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9568DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9568df: #9568DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9568DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9568df': '#9568DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.408, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_9568df">#9568DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#9568DF"

More Purple Colors

#9568DF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9568DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9568DF?

#9568DF is a light purple — rgb(149, 104, 223) in RGB and hsl(263, 65%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.36.

What is the RGB value of #9568DF?

#9568DF is rgb(149, 104, 223) — red 149, green 104, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9568DF?

#9568DF converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 53%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9568DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9568DF scores 3.94:1 against white and 5.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9568DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9568DF 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 7.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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