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#9587D4 Color

#9587D4 is rgb(149, 135, 212) in RGB, hsl(251, 47%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 36%, 0%, 17%) 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 8.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9587D4
HEX#9587D4
RGBrgb(149, 135, 212)
HSLhsl(251, 47%, 68%)
HSVhsv(251, 36%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 36%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.113 291.4)
LABlab(59.93% 18.36 -38.09)
LCHlch(59.93% 42.28 295.74)

What #9587D4 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 #9587D4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.25Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.09Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.53Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.64Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.95Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 13.56

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

#9587D4 Channel Values

How #9587D4 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 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 47% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 36% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.14:1 vs white · 6.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9587D4 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 text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9587D4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9587D4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9587D4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9587D4
Complementary
#C6D487
Analogous
#879FD4
Analogous
#BB87D4
Triadic
#D49587
Triadic
#87D495
Split comp.
#D4BB87
Split comp.
#9FD487

Tints & Shades of #9587D4

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

#A296D9
#B3A9E0
#C0B8E5
#CDC7EB
#DBD6F0
#EBE9F7

Shades

#7765C8
#5A44BB
#49379A
#382A74
#271E52
#171231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9587D4.

How #9587D4 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#9587D4
Protanopia#8A8AD4
Protanomaly#8E89D4
Deuteranopia#8C8CD4
Deuteranomaly#908AD4
Tritanopia#889494
Tritanomaly#8E8FB1
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9587D4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9587d4: #9587D4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9587D4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9587d4': '#9587D4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.529, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_9587d4">#9587D4</color>
SVG fillfill="#9587D4"

More Blue Colors

#9587D4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9587D4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9587D4?

#9587D4 is a light blue — rgb(149, 135, 212) in RGB and hsl(251, 47%, 68%) 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 8.25.

What is the RGB value of #9587D4?

#9587D4 is rgb(149, 135, 212) — red 149, green 135, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9587D4?

#9587D4 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 36%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9587D4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9587D4 scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9587D4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9587D4 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 19.11, which is visibly different.

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