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#9D95DA Color

#9D95DA is rgb(157, 149, 218) in RGB, hsl(247, 48%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 32%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D95DA
HEX#9D95DA
RGBrgb(157, 149, 218)
HSLhsl(247, 48%, 72%)
HSVhsv(247, 32%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 32%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.1 288.9)
LABlab(64.40% 14.50 -34.43)
LCHlch(64.40% 37.36 292.83)

What #9D95DA 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 #9D95DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.49Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.42Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.19Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.91Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 13.4Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 14.11

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

#9D95DA Channel Values

How #9D95DA 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 149 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 48% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 32% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.71:1 vs white · 7.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9D95DA 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 text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9D95DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9D95DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9D95DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9D95DA
Complementary
#D2DA95
Analogous
#95B0DA
Analogous
#C095DA
Triadic
#DA9D95
Triadic
#95DA9D
Split comp.
#DAC095
Split comp.
#B0DA95

Tints & Shades of #9D95DA

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

#ABA4DF
#B6B0E3
#C4BFE8
#D2CEEE
#E0DDF3
#EAE8F7

Shades

#7A70CD
#5B4EC1
#4539A2
#352C7D
#251E57
#171335

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9D95DA.

How #9D95DA 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#9D95DA
Protanopia#9696DA
Protanomaly#9996DA
Deuteranopia#9898DA
Deuteranomaly#9A97DA
Tritanopia#92A0A0
Tritanomaly#969CBA
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

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Using #9D95DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9d95da: #9D95DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D95DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9d95da': '#9D95DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.584, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_9d95da">#9D95DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#9D95DA"

More Blue Colors

#9D95DA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9D95DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9D95DA?

#9D95DA is a light blue — rgb(157, 149, 218) in RGB and hsl(247, 48%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.49.

What is the RGB value of #9D95DA?

#9D95DA is rgb(157, 149, 218) — red 157, green 149, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D95DA?

#9D95DA converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 32%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D95DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9D95DA scores 2.71:1 against white and 7.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D95DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D95DA 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 19.73, which is visibly different.

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