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#9965EC Color

#9965EC is rgb(153, 101, 236) in RGB, hsl(263, 78%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 57%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9965EC
HEX#9965EC
RGBrgb(153, 101, 236)
HSLhsl(263, 78%, 66%)
HSVhsv(263, 57%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 57%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.196 298.3)
LABlab(53.49% 42.62 -61.62)
LCHlch(53.49% 74.93 304.67)

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

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.29Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 10.28Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 15.53Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 15.76Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 16.01Iris#5A4FCFΔE 16.85

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

#9965EC Channel Values

How #9965EC 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 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 78% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 57% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.87:1 vs white · 5.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9965EC 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 text3.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #9965EC

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

Base
#9965EC
Complementary
#B8EC65
Analogous
#6574EC
Analogous
#DC65EC
Triadic
#EC9965
Triadic
#65EC99
Split comp.
#ECDC65
Split comp.
#74EC65

Tints & Shades of #9965EC

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

#A87BEF
#B48EF1
#C3A4F4
#CFB6F6
#DECDF9
#EADFFB

Shades

#7D3CE7
#641BDA
#5116B1
#41118D
#2E0C64
#1B073B

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

How #9965EC 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#9965EC
Protanopia#7070EC
Protanomaly#826CEC
Deuteranopia#7979EB
Deuteranomaly#8772EC
Tritanopia#838181
Tritanomaly#8D77B6
Achromatopsia#818181

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Using #9965EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9965ec: #9965EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9965EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9965ec': '#9965EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.396, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_9965ec">#9965EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9965EC"

More Purple Colors

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

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#9965EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9965EC?

#9965EC is a light purple — rgb(153, 101, 236) in RGB and hsl(263, 78%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.29.

What is the RGB value of #9965EC?

#9965EC is rgb(153, 101, 236) — red 153, green 101, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9965EC?

#9965EC converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 57%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9965EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9965EC scores 3.87:1 against white and 5.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9965EC 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 10.28, which is visibly different.

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