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#9986CA Color

#9986CA is rgb(153, 134, 202) in RGB, hsl(257, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9986CA
HEX#9986CA
RGBrgb(153, 134, 202)
HSLhsl(257, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(257, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.101 296.4)
LABlab(59.67% 18.27 -32.86)
LCHlch(59.67% 37.60 299.08)

What #9986CA 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 #9986CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.8Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.95Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.85Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.87Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.44African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.21

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

#9986CA Channel Values

How #9986CA 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 134 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9986CA 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9986CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9986CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9986CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9986CA
Complementary
#B7CA86
Analogous
#8695CA
Analogous
#BB86CA
Triadic
#CA9A86
Triadic
#86CA9A
Split comp.
#CABB86
Split comp.
#95CA86

Tints & Shades of #9986CA

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

#A998D2
#B4A6D8
#C3B8E0
#CFC6E6
#DED8EE
#EAE6F4

Shades

#7F67BC
#664BAA
#533D8A
#42306E
#2F224E
#1C142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9986CA.

How #9986CA 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#9986CA
Protanopia#8989CA
Protanomaly#9088CA
Deuteranopia#8D8DCA
Deuteranomaly#928ACA
Tritanopia#8F9191
Tritanomaly#938DAB
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9986CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9986ca: #9986CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9986CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9986ca': '#9986CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.525, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_9986ca">#9986CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#9986CA"

More Purple Colors

#9986CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9986CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9986CA?

#9986CA is a light purple — rgb(153, 134, 202) in RGB and hsl(257, 39%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.8.

What is the RGB value of #9986CA?

#9986CA is rgb(153, 134, 202) — red 153, green 134, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9986CA?

#9986CA converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9986CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9986CA scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9986CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9986CA 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 21.5, which is visibly different.

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