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#962BDE Color

#962BDE is rgb(150, 43, 222) in RGB, hsl(276, 73%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 81%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#962BDE
HEX#962BDE
RGBrgb(150, 43, 222)
HSLhsl(276, 73%, 52%)
HSVhsv(276, 81%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 81%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.249 306.5)
LABlab(42.68% 64.52 -71.20)
LCHlch(42.68% 96.08 312.19)

What #962BDE 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 #962BDE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 5.21French Violet#8806CEΔE 6.65Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 7.08Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 10.57Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.52Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 11.68

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

#962BDE Channel Values

How #962BDE 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 150 · G 43 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 73% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 81% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.68:1 vs white · 3.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #962BDE 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.

TextWhite text5.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #962BDE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #962BDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #962BDE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#962BDE
Complementary
#73DE2B
Analogous
#3D2BDE
Analogous
#DE2BCC
Triadic
#DE962B
Triadic
#2BDE96
Split comp.
#CCDE2B
Split comp.
#2BDE3D

Tints & Shades of #962BDE

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

#A64AE3
#B365E7
#C283EC
#CF9EF0
#DEBDF5
#EBD7F9

Shades

#841FC7
#6F1AA8
#5B1589
#49116E
#350C4F
#200831

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #962BDE.

How #962BDE 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#962BDE
Protanopia#4C4CDE
Protanomaly#7141DE
Deuteranopia#6060DD
Deuteranomaly#7950DD
Tritanopia#805F5F
Tritanomaly#894FA2
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #962BDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-962bde: #962BDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #962BDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-962bde': '#962BDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.169, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_962bde">#962BDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#962BDE"

More Purple Colors

#962BDE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#962BDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #962BDE?

#962BDE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(150, 43, 222) in RGB and hsl(276, 73%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #962BDE?

#962BDE is rgb(150, 43, 222) — red 150, green 43, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #962BDE?

#962BDE converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 81%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #962BDE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #962BDE scores 5.68:1 against white and 3.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #962BDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #962BDE 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 5.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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