Lavender Indigo (#9457EB)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.35:1 — vs black: 4.82:1

Color values

  • HEX #9457EB
  • RGB rgb(148, 87, 235)
  • HSL hsl(264, 62%, 92%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 37.02, 62.98, 0, 7.84 )
  • Websafe #9966FF

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9457EB based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Lavender Indigo
#9457EB Base
#AEEB57
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Lavender Indigo
#9457EB Base
#5764EB
#DE57EB
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Lavender Indigo
#9457EB Base
#EB9457
#57EB94
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Lavender Indigo
#9457EB Base
#EBDE57
#64EB57
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Lavender Indigo
#9457EB Base
#EB5764
#AEEB57
#57EBDE
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Lavender Indigo
#9457EB Base
#491297
#6A1ADB
#7D33E7
#AB7BEF
#C09BF3
#EBE0FB
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Lavender Indigo, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0B0317
#25094C
#3E0F81
#5816B6
#7222E5
Lavender Indigo #9457EB Base
#A674EE
#B991F2
#CBAEF5
#DECBF9
#F0E8FC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #9457EB. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #9457EB;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #9457EB;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #9457EB;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #9457EB,
        #EDF8DE
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #9457EB,
        #EDF8DE
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$lavender-indigo: #9457EB;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$lavender-indigo-r: 148;
$lavender-indigo-g: 87;
$lavender-indigo-b: 235;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $lavender-indigo;
    color: rgba($lavender-indigo-r, $lavender-indigo-g, $lavender-indigo-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Lavender Indigo appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #9457EB How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6D6DEA Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #6060EB Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #7B7878 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #797979 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Lavender Indigo ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Lavender Indigo #9457EB Base
Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 6.32
Amethyst #9966CC ΔE 6.34
Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 6.89
Dark Pastel Purple #966FD6 ΔE 7.02

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.