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#9687D4 Color

#9687D4 is rgb(150, 135, 212) in RGB, hsl(252, 47%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 36%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9687D4
HEX#9687D4
RGBrgb(150, 135, 212)
HSLhsl(252, 47%, 68%)
HSVhsv(252, 36%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 36%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.113 292)
LABlab(60.02% 18.68 -37.94)
LCHlch(60.02% 42.29 296.21)

What #9687D4 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 #9687D4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.16Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.93Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.39Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.5Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.07Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 13.35

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

#9687D4 Channel Values

How #9687D4 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 135 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 47% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 36% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9687D4 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 text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9687D4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9687D4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9687D4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9687D4
Complementary
#C4D487
Analogous
#879ED4
Analogous
#BD87D4
Triadic
#D49687
Triadic
#87D496
Split comp.
#D4BD87
Split comp.
#9ED487

Tints & Shades of #9687D4

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

#A396D9
#B4A9E0
#C1B8E5
#CEC7EB
#DBD6F0
#EBE9F7

Shades

#7965C8
#5C44BB
#4B379A
#392A74
#281E52
#181231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9687D4.

How #9687D4 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#9687D4
Protanopia#8A8AD4
Protanomaly#8F89D4
Deuteranopia#8C8CD4
Deuteranomaly#908AD4
Tritanopia#899494
Tritanomaly#8F8FB1
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9687D4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9687d4: #9687D4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9687D4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9687d4': '#9687D4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.529, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_9687d4">#9687D4</color>
SVG fillfill="#9687D4"

More Blue Colors

#9687D4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9687D4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9687D4?

#9687D4 is a light blue — rgb(150, 135, 212) in RGB and hsl(252, 47%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.16.

What is the RGB value of #9687D4?

#9687D4 is rgb(150, 135, 212) — red 150, green 135, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9687D4?

#9687D4 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 36%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9687D4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9687D4 scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9687D4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9687D4 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 19.02, which is visibly different.

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