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#964BDD Color

#964BDD is rgb(150, 75, 221) in RGB, hsl(271, 68%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 66%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#964BDD
HEX#964BDD
RGBrgb(150, 75, 221)
HSLhsl(271, 68%, 58%)
HSVhsv(271, 66%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 66%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.214 304)
LABlab(47.25% 51.84 -63.23)
LCHlch(47.25% 81.76 309.35)

What #964BDD 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 #964BDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 5.68Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.6Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 17Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 17.22Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 17.7Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 17.98

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

#964BDD Channel Values

How #964BDD 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 75 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 68% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 66% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.83:1 vs white · 4.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #964BDD 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 text4.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #964BDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #964BDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #964BDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#964BDD
Complementary
#91DD4B
Analogous
#4D4BDD
Analogous
#DD4BDA
Triadic
#DD964B
Triadic
#4BDD96
Split comp.
#DADD4B
Split comp.
#4BDD4D

Tints & Shades of #964BDD

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

#A565E2
#B27AE6
#C194EB
#D0AEEF
#DFC7F4
#EBDDF8

Shades

#8229D6
#7023B8
#5B1D96
#461674
#321051
#1F0A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #964BDD.

How #964BDD 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#964BDD
Protanopia#5D5DDD
Protanomaly#7857DD
Deuteranopia#6B6BDC
Deuteranomaly#7F60DC
Tritanopia#826D6D
Tritanomaly#8A61A6
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #964BDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-964bdd: #964BDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #964BDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-964bdd': '#964BDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.294, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_964bdd">#964BDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#964BDD"

More Purple Colors

#964BDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#964BDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #964BDD?

#964BDD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(150, 75, 221) in RGB and hsl(271, 68%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #964BDD?

#964BDD is rgb(150, 75, 221) — red 150, green 75, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #964BDD?

#964BDD converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 66%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #964BDD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #964BDD scores 4.83:1 against white and 4.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #964BDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #964BDD 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 9.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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