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#9587CF Color

#9587CF is rgb(149, 135, 207) in RGB, hsl(252, 43%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 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 8.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9587CF
HEX#9587CF
RGBrgb(149, 135, 207)
HSLhsl(252, 43%, 67%)
HSVhsv(252, 35%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 35%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.106 292.2)
LABlab(59.74% 17.38 -35.58)
LCHlch(59.74% 39.60 296.04)

What #9587CF 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 #9587CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.59Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.29Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.35Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.9Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.59Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 14.75

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

#9587CF Channel Values

How #9587CF 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 135 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 43% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 35% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.16:1 vs white · 6.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9587CF 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 text3.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9587CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9587CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9587CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9587CF
Complementary
#C1CF87
Analogous
#879CCF
Analogous
#B987CF
Triadic
#CF9587
Triadic
#87CF95
Split comp.
#CFB987
Split comp.
#9CCF87

Tints & Shades of #9587CF

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

#A295D5
#B2A7DC
#BFB6E2
#CFC8E9
#DCD7EF
#ECE9F6

Shades

#7866C2
#5D47B3
#4C3A92
#3B2D71
#2A2050
#19132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9587CF.

How #9587CF 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#9587CF
Protanopia#8A8ACF
Protanomaly#8E89CF
Deuteranopia#8C8CCF
Deuteranomaly#908ACF
Tritanopia#899393
Tritanomaly#8E8EAE
Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #9587CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9587cf: #9587CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9587CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9587cf': '#9587CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.529, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_9587cf">#9587CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#9587CF"

More Blue Colors

#9587CF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9587CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9587CF?

#9587CF is a light blue — rgb(149, 135, 207) in RGB and hsl(252, 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 8.59.

What is the RGB value of #9587CF?

#9587CF is rgb(149, 135, 207) — red 149, green 135, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9587CF?

#9587CF converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 35%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9587CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9587CF scores 3.16:1 against white and 6.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9587CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9587CF 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 20.52, which is visibly different.

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