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#9986D5 Color

#9986D5 is rgb(153, 134, 213) in RGB, hsl(254, 48%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 37%, 0%, 16%) 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 7.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9986D5
HEX#9986D5
RGBrgb(153, 134, 213)
HSLhsl(254, 48%, 68%)
HSVhsv(254, 37%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 37%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.116 294.1)
LABlab(60.08% 20.36 -38.38)
LCHlch(60.08% 43.45 297.95)

What #9986D5 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 #9986D5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.67Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.07Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.8Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.72Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 13.12Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 13.44

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

#9986D5 Channel Values

How #9986D5 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 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 48% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 37% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.12:1 vs white · 6.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9986D5 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 text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9986D5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9986D5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9986D5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9986D5
Complementary
#C2D586
Analogous
#869BD5
Analogous
#C086D5
Triadic
#D59986
Triadic
#86D599
Split comp.
#D5C086
Split comp.
#9BD586

Tints & Shades of #9986D5

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

#A595DA
#B5A8E1
#C2B7E6
#CFC6EB
#DCD5F0
#ECE8F7

Shades

#7C64C9
#5F42BD
#4E369B
#3B2975
#2A1D53
#191131

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9986D5.

How #9986D5 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#9986D5
Protanopia#8989D5
Protanomaly#9088D5
Deuteranopia#8D8DD5
Deuteranomaly#928AD5
Tritanopia#8C9393
Tritanomaly#928EB1
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9986D5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9986d5: #9986D5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9986D5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9986d5': '#9986D5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.525, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_9986d5">#9986D5</color>
SVG fillfill="#9986D5"

More Blue Colors

#9986D5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9986D5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9986D5?

#9986D5 is a light blue — rgb(153, 134, 213) in RGB and hsl(254, 48%, 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 7.67.

What is the RGB value of #9986D5?

#9986D5 is rgb(153, 134, 213) — red 153, green 134, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9986D5?

#9986D5 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 37%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9986D5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9986D5 scores 3.12:1 against white and 6.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9986D5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9986D5 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 17.61, which is visibly different.

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