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#967CFE Color

#967CFE is rgb(150, 124, 254) in RGB, hsl(252, 98%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 51%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#967CFE
HEX#967CFE
RGBrgb(150, 124, 254)
HSLhsl(252, 98%, 74%)
HSVhsv(252, 51%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 51%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.186 289.6)
LABlab(59.20% 33.35 -62.48)
LCHlch(59.20% 70.83 298.09)

What #967CFE 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 #967CFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.88Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.88Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.55Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 17.45Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 17.88Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 17.98

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

#967CFE Channel Values

How #967CFE 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 124 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 98% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 51% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.18:1 vs white · 6.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #967CFE 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 text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #967CFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #967CFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #967CFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#967CFE
Complementary
#E4FE7C
Analogous
#7CA3FE
Analogous
#D77CFE
Triadic
#FE967C
Triadic
#7CFE96
Split comp.
#FED77C
Split comp.
#A3FE7C

Tints & Shades of #967CFE

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

#A28BFE
#B29FFE
#BEAEFE
#CEC2FE
#DBD2FF
#EBE6FF

Shades

#6D49FD
#4517FD
#2E02DE
#2402AC
#190179
#0F0147

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #967CFE.

How #967CFE 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#967CFE
Protanopia#8181FE
Protanomaly#8A7FFE
Deuteranopia#8585FE
Deuteranomaly#8C82FE
Tritanopia#7D9595
Tritanomaly#888CC8
Achromatopsia#909090

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Using #967CFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-967cfe: #967CFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #967CFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-967cfe': '#967CFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.486, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_967cfe">#967CFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#967CFE"

More Blue Colors

#967CFE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#967CFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #967CFE?

#967CFE is a light blue — rgb(150, 124, 254) in RGB and hsl(252, 98%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.88.

What is the RGB value of #967CFE?

#967CFE is rgb(150, 124, 254) — red 150, green 124, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #967CFE?

#967CFE converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 51%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #967CFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #967CFE scores 3.18:1 against white and 6.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #967CFE 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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