#967EBE Color

#967EBE is rgb(150, 126, 190) in RGB, hsl(263, 33%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 34%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#967EBE

HEX#967EBE

RGBrgb(150, 126, 190)

HSLhsl(263, 33%, 62%)

HSVhsv(263, 34%, 75%)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 34%, 0%, 25%)

OKLCHoklch(64% 0.097 300.9)

LABlab(56.94% 19.43 -30.32)

LCHlch(56.94% 36.02 302.65)

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

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 3.14 Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 3.15 Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 5.58 Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.16 African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.37 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.36

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

#967EBE Channel Values

How #967EBE 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 126 · B 190	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 263° · S 33% · L 62%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 263° · S 34% · V 75%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 21% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 25%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.49:1 vs white · 6.02:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #967EBE 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 text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #967EBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #967EBE; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #967EBE

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 #967EBE 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#967EBE

Protanopia#8282BE

Protanomaly#8B81BE

Deuteranopia#8787BE

Deuteranomaly#8D83BE

Tritanopia#8D8888

Tritanomaly#9184A1

Achromatopsia#898989

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Using #967EBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-967ebe: #967EBE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #967EBE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-967ebe': '#967EBE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.494, blue: 0.745)

Android XML<color name="color_967ebe">#967EBE</color>

SVG fillfill="#967EBE"

More Purple Colors

#967EBE 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

#967EBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #967EBE?

#967EBE is a light purple — rgb(150, 126, 190) in RGB and hsl(263, 33%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.14.

What is the RGB value of #967EBE?

#967EBE is rgb(150, 126, 190) — red 150, green 126, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #967EBE?

#967EBE converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 34%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #967EBE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #967EBE scores 3.49:1 against white and 6.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #967EBE 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 21.61, which is visibly different.

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