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#9986EE Color

#9986EE is rgb(153, 134, 238) in RGB, hsl(251, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 44%, 0%, 7%) 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 9.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9986EE
HEX#9986EE
RGBrgb(153, 134, 238)
HSLhsl(251, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(251, 44%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 44%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.15 290.2)
LABlab(61.10% 25.37 -50.65)
LCHlch(61.10% 56.65 296.61)

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

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.18Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.56Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 14.12Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.72Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 14.79Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 16.17

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

#9986EE Channel Values

How #9986EE 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 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 44% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3:1 vs white · 7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9986EE 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 text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #9986EE

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

Base
#9986EE
Complementary
#DBEE87
Analogous
#87A7EE
Analogous
#CD87EE
Triadic
#EE9987
Triadic
#87EE99
Split comp.
#EECD87
Split comp.
#A7EE87

Tints & Shades of #9986EE

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

#A898F0
#B4A6F2
#C3B8F5
#CEC5F7
#DDD7F9
#E8E4FB

Shades

#745AE7
#4E2DE1
#3A1BC0
#2E1698
#200F6B
#13093E

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

How #9986EE 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#9986EE
Protanopia#8989EE
Protanomaly#9088EE
Deuteranopia#8D8DEE
Deuteranomaly#928AEE
Tritanopia#869898
Tritanomaly#8E91C1
Achromatopsia#959595

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Using #9986EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9986ee: #9986EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9986EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9986ee': '#9986EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.525, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_9986ee">#9986EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9986EE"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9986EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9986EE?

#9986EE is a light blue — rgb(153, 134, 238) in RGB and hsl(251, 75%, 73%) 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 9.18.

What is the RGB value of #9986EE?

#9986EE is rgb(153, 134, 238) — red 153, green 134, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9986EE?

#9986EE converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 44%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9986EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9986EE scores 3:1 against white and 7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9986EE 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 9.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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