Lavender Purple (#967BB6)

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

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.62:1 — vs black: 5.81:1

Color values

  • HEX #967BB6
  • RGB rgb(150, 123, 182)
  • HSL hsl(267, 32%, 71%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 17.58, 32.42, 0, 28.63 )
  • Websafe #9966CC

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #967BB6 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Lavender Purple
#967BB6 Base
#9BB67B
Analogous

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

Lavender Purple
#967BB6 Base
#7B7DB6
#B37BB6
Triadic

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

Lavender Purple
#967BB6 Base
#B6967B
#7BB696
Split-Complementary

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

Lavender Purple
#967BB6 Base
#B6B37B
#7DB67B
Tetradic (Square)

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

Lavender Purple
#967BB6 Base
#B67B7D
#9BB67B
#7BB6B3
Monochromatic

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

Lavender Purple
#967BB6 Base
#4A3662
#6F5193
#8161A7
#AB95C5
#BDACD1
#E4DEEC
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#0C0910
#281D34
#433158
#5E457C
#7A59A0
Lavender Purple #967BB6 Base
#A892C3
#BBA9D0
#CDC0DC
#E0D7E9
#F2EFF6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #967BB6. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #967BB6;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #967BB6;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #967BB6;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #967BB6,
        #B8CE9E
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #967BB6,
        #B8CE9E
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$lavender-purple: #967BB6;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$lavender-purple-r: 150;
$lavender-purple-g: 123;
$lavender-purple-b: 182;

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

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

Normal Vision #967BB6 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #8484B6 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 #7E7EB6 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #8E8484 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #868686 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 Purple ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Lavender Purple #967BB6 Base
Ube #8878C3 ΔE 5.54
African Violet #B284BE ΔE 6.59

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.