Lavender Purple (#967BB6)

The hex code for Lavender Purple is #967BB6. It is rgb(150, 123, 182) in RGB, hsl(267, 29%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 32%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK — a light purple. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#967BB6

HEX#967BB6

RGBrgb(150, 123, 182)

HSLhsl(267, 29%, 60%)

HSVhsv(267, 32%, 71%)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 32%, 0%, 29%)

OKLCHoklch(63% 0.091 304.9)

LABlab(55.91% 19.65 -27.36)

LCHlch(55.91% 33.69 305.68)

Colors Closest to Lavender Purple

Lavender Purple is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 2.14 Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 3.28 African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.09 Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.23 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.28 French Lilac#86608EΔE 12.98

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#967BB6 Channel Values

How Lavender Purple 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 123 · B 182	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 267° · S 29% · L 60%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 267° · S 32% · V 71%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 18% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 29%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.62:1 vs white · 5.81:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Lavender Purple 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 text3.62:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Lavender Purple

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Lavender Purple; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Lavender Purple

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 Lavender Purple 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#967BB6

Protanopia#8080B6

Protanomaly#897EB6

Deuteranopia#8585B5

Deuteranomaly#8C81B6

Tritanopia#8E8484

Tritanomaly#91819B

Achromatopsia#868686

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Using #967BB6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--lavender-purple: #967BB6;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #967BB6;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'lavender-purple': '#967BB6' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.482, blue: 0.714)

Android XML<color name="lavender_purple">#967BB6</color>

SVG fillfill="#967BB6"

More Purple Colors

Lavender Purple sits in the purplefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

9810fa 9678b6 9900cc 9457eb 9900ff 942dae 9932cc 9400d3 9933cc 9370db 9933ff 915bc8 9f00ff af95e4 c27aff cfb6e7 e3a3ff fdf4ff 2f0b51 3f00ff 512888 6231c4 6f00ff 842bb1

#967BB6 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Lavender Purple?

The hex code for Lavender Purple is #967BB6. That is rgb(150, 123, 182) in RGB, hsl(267, 29%, 60%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(18%, 32%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #967BB6?

#967BB6 is rgb(150, 123, 182) — red 150, green 123, and blue 182 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #967BB6?

#967BB6 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 32%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #967BB6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #967BB6 scores 3.62:1 against white and 5.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #967BB6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #967BB6 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 21.34, which is visibly different.

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