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#9D66EB Color

#9D66EB is rgb(157, 102, 235) in RGB, hsl(265, 77%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 57%, 0%, 8%) 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 9.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D66EB
HEX#9D66EB
RGBrgb(157, 102, 235)
HSLhsl(265, 77%, 66%)
HSVhsv(265, 57%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 57%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.194 299.9)
LABlab(54.09% 42.98 -60.08)
LCHlch(54.09% 73.86 305.58)

What #9D66EB 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 #9D66EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.35Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 11.51Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.71Amethyst#9966CCΔE 16.08Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 16.43Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 17.26

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

#9D66EB Channel Values

How #9D66EB 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 157 · G 102 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 77% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 57% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.79:1 vs white · 5.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9D66EB 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 text3.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9D66EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9D66EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9D66EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9D66EB
Complementary
#B3EB66
Analogous
#6671EB
Analogous
#E066EB
Triadic
#EB9D66
Triadic
#66EB9D
Split comp.
#EBE066
Split comp.
#71EB66

Tints & Shades of #9D66EB

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

#AC7CEE
#B78EF0
#C5A5F3
#D1B7F6
#DFCDF9
#EBDFFB

Shades

#833DE6
#6B1CD9
#5717B0
#45128C
#310D63
#1D083B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9D66EB.

How #9D66EB 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#9D66EB
Protanopia#7272EB
Protanomaly#856DEB
Deuteranopia#7C7CEA
Deuteranomaly#8A74EB
Tritanopia#898181
Tritanomaly#9177B5
Achromatopsia#838383

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Using #9D66EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9d66eb: #9D66EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D66EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9d66eb': '#9D66EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.400, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_9d66eb">#9D66EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#9D66EB"

More Purple Colors

#9D66EB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9D66EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9D66EB?

#9D66EB is a light purple — rgb(157, 102, 235) in RGB and hsl(265, 77%, 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 9.35.

What is the RGB value of #9D66EB?

#9D66EB is rgb(157, 102, 235) — red 157, green 102, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D66EB?

#9D66EB converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 57%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D66EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9D66EB scores 3.79:1 against white and 5.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D66EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D66EB 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 11.51, which is visibly different.

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