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#9965DC Color

#9965DC is rgb(153, 101, 220) in RGB, hsl(266, 63%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 54%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9965DC
HEX#9965DC
RGBrgb(153, 101, 220)
HSLhsl(266, 63%, 63%)
HSVhsv(266, 54%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 54%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.177 301.6)
LABlab(52.68% 39.50 -53.95)
LCHlch(52.68% 66.87 306.21)

What #9965DC 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 #9965DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.66Amethyst#9966CCΔE 8.95Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.44Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 13.09Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.62Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 13.82

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

#9965DC Channel Values

How #9965DC 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 153 · G 101 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 63% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 54% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4:1 vs white · 5.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9965DC 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 text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9965DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9965DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9965DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9965DC
Complementary
#A9DC65
Analogous
#656DDC
Analogous
#D465DC
Triadic
#DC9965
Triadic
#65DC99
Split comp.
#DCD465
Split comp.
#6DDC65

Tints & Shades of #9965DC

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

#A77AE1
#B48FE6
#C2A4EA
#D0B8EF
#DECDF4
#ECE2F8

Shades

#8344D5
#6B2BBF
#59249E
#441B79
#311457
#1C0B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9965DC.

How #9965DC 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#9965DC
Protanopia#7070DC
Protanomaly#826CDC
Deuteranopia#7979DB
Deuteranomaly#8772DC
Tritanopia#877D7D
Tritanomaly#8F74AB
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9965DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9965dc: #9965DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9965DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9965dc': '#9965DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.396, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_9965dc">#9965DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9965DC"

More Purple Colors

#9965DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9965DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9965DC?

#9965DC is a light purple — rgb(153, 101, 220) in RGB and hsl(266, 63%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.66.

What is the RGB value of #9965DC?

#9965DC is rgb(153, 101, 220) — red 153, green 101, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9965DC?

#9965DC converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 54%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9965DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9965DC scores 4:1 against white and 5.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9965DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9965DC 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 8.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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