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#9575F5 Color

#9575F5 is rgb(149, 117, 245) in RGB, hsl(255, 86%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 52%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9575F5
HEX#9575F5
RGBrgb(149, 117, 245)
HSLhsl(255, 86%, 71%)
HSVhsv(255, 52%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 52%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(65.3% 0.184 292)
LABlab(57.05% 34.94 -60.96)
LCHlch(57.05% 70.26 299.82)

What #9575F5 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 #9575F5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.06Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.14Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.74Amethyst#9966CCΔE 16.03Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.09Iris#5A4FCFΔE 17.35

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

#9575F5 Channel Values

How #9575F5 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 117 · B 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 86% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 52% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.42:1 vs white · 6.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9575F5 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 text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9575F5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9575F5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9575F5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9575F5
Complementary
#D5F575
Analogous
#7595F5
Analogous
#D575F5
Triadic
#F59575
Triadic
#75F595
Split comp.
#F5D575
Split comp.
#95F575

Tints & Shades of #9575F5

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

#A488F6
#B29BF8
#C1AEF9
#CCBDFA
#DBD0FB
#E9E3FD

Shades

#7146F1
#501BEE
#3D0FC7
#300C9D
#21086D
#140542

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9575F5.

How #9575F5 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#9575F5
Protanopia#7B7BF5
Protanomaly#8679F5
Deuteranopia#8181F5
Deuteranomaly#897CF5
Tritanopia#7E8E8E
Tritanomaly#8885C0
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9575F5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9575f5: #9575F5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9575F5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9575f5': '#9575F5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.459, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_9575f5">#9575F5</color>
SVG fillfill="#9575F5"

More Purple Colors

#9575F5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9575F5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9575F5?

#9575F5 is a light purple — rgb(149, 117, 245) in RGB and hsl(255, 86%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.06.

What is the RGB value of #9575F5?

#9575F5 is rgb(149, 117, 245) — red 149, green 117, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9575F5?

#9575F5 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 52%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9575F5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9575F5 scores 3.42:1 against white and 6.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9575F5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9575F5 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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