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#9984DB Color

#9984DB is rgb(153, 132, 219) in RGB, hsl(254, 55%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 40%, 0%, 14%) 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 8.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9984DB
HEX#9984DB
RGBrgb(153, 132, 219)
HSLhsl(254, 55%, 69%)
HSVhsv(254, 40%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 40%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.128 293.8)
LABlab(59.82% 22.62 -42.13)
LCHlch(59.82% 47.82 298.23)

What #9984DB 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 #9984DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.8Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10.71Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.43Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 13.55Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 14.46Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 15.57

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

#9984DB Channel Values

How #9984DB 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 132 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 55% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 40% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.14:1 vs white · 6.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9984DB 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 text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9984DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9984DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9984DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9984DB
Complementary
#C7DB84
Analogous
#849CDB
Analogous
#C484DB
Triadic
#DB9984
Triadic
#84DB99
Split comp.
#DBC484
Split comp.
#9CDB84

Tints & Shades of #9984DB

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

#A694E0
#B3A4E5
#C0B4E9
#D1C8EF
#DED7F4
#EBE7F8

Shades

#7B61D1
#5A39C6
#4A2FA2
#3A257E
#291A5B
#170F33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9984DB.

How #9984DB 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#9984DB
Protanopia#8888DB
Protanomaly#8F86DB
Deuteranopia#8B8BDB
Deuteranomaly#9188DB
Tritanopia#8B9393
Tritanomaly#918DB4
Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #9984DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9984db: #9984DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9984DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9984db': '#9984DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.518, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_9984db">#9984DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#9984DB"

More Blue Colors

#9984DB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9984DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9984DB?

#9984DB is a light blue — rgb(153, 132, 219) in RGB and hsl(254, 55%, 69%) 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 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #9984DB?

#9984DB is rgb(153, 132, 219) — red 153, green 132, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9984DB?

#9984DB converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 40%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9984DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9984DB scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9984DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9984DB 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 13.55, which is visibly different.

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