#9670DB Color

#9670DB is rgb(150, 112, 219) in RGB, hsl(261, 60%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 49%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9670DB

HEX#9670DB

RGBrgb(150, 112, 219)

HSLhsl(261, 60%, 65%)

HSVhsv(261, 49%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 49%, 0%, 14%)

OKLCHoklch(63% 0.158 298.1)

LABlab(54.76% 32.58 -50.12)

LCHlch(54.76% 59.78 303.03)

What #9670DB 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 #9670DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 1.06 Amethyst#9966CCΔE 6.12 Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.17 Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.12 Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.5 Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.65

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

#9670DB Channel Values

How #9670DB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 150 · G 112 · B 219	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 261° · S 60% · L 65%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 261° · S 49% · V 86%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 32% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 14%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.73:1 vs white · 5.64:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9670DB 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 text3.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9670DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9670DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #9670DB

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.

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Shades

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How #9670DB 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#9670DB

Protanopia#7878DB

Protanomaly#8575DB

Deuteranopia#7E7EDA

Deuteranomaly#8879DB

Tritanopia#858484

Tritanomaly#8C7DAE

Achromatopsia#848484

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Using #9670DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9670db: #9670DB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9670DB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9670db': '#9670DB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.439, blue: 0.859)

Android XML<color name="color_9670db">#9670DB</color>

SVG fillfill="#9670DB"

More Purple Colors

#9670DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#9670DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9670DB?

#9670DB is a light purple — rgb(150, 112, 219) in RGB and hsl(261, 60%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.06.

What is the RGB value of #9670DB?

#9670DB is rgb(150, 112, 219) — red 150, green 112, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9670DB?

#9670DB converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 49%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9670DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9670DB scores 3.73:1 against white and 5.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9670DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9670DB 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 1.06, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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