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#967DAA Color

#967DAA is rgb(150, 125, 170) in RGB, hsl(273, 21%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 26%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#967DAA
HEX#967DAA
RGBrgb(150, 125, 170)
HSLhsl(273, 21%, 58%)
HSVhsv(273, 26%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 26%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.072 309.6)
LABlab(56.01% 16.51 -20.34)
LCHlch(56.01% 26.20 309.05)

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

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.69Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.75Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.5Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 10.41African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.12French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.49

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

#967DAA Channel Values

How #967DAA 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 125 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 21% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 26% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.61:1 vs white · 5.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #967DAA 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 text3.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #967DAA

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

Base
#967DAA
Complementary
#92AA7D
Analogous
#807DAA
Analogous
#AA7DA8
Triadic
#AA967D
Triadic
#7DAA96
Split comp.
#A8AA7D
Split comp.
#7DAA80

Tints & Shades of #967DAA

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

#A590B6
#B29FC1
#C1B2CD
#D0C4D9
#DFD7E5
#EBE6EF

Shades

#82659A
#705785
#5B476C
#463653
#31263B
#1F1825

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

How #967DAA 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#967DAA
Protanopia#8282AA
Protanomaly#8A80AA
Deuteranopia#8686A9
Deuteranomaly#8D82AA
Tritanopia#908484
Tritanomaly#938195
Achromatopsia#878787

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Using #967DAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-967daa: #967DAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #967DAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-967daa': '#967DAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.490, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_967daa">#967DAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#967DAA"

More Purple Colors

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

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#967DAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #967DAA?

#967DAA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(150, 125, 170) in RGB and hsl(273, 21%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.69.

What is the RGB value of #967DAA?

#967DAA is rgb(150, 125, 170) — red 150, green 125, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #967DAA?

#967DAA converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 26%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #967DAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #967DAA scores 3.61:1 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 #967DAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #967DAA 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 21.91, which is visibly different.

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