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#9079EC Color

#9079EC is rgb(144, 121, 236) in RGB, hsl(252, 75%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 49%, 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 6.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9079EC
HEX#9079EC
RGBrgb(144, 121, 236)
HSLhsl(252, 75%, 70%)
HSVhsv(252, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 49%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(65% 0.167 290.2)
LABlab(57.07% 29.48 -55.98)
LCHlch(57.07% 63.27 297.78)

What #9079EC 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 #9079EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.36Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.76Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 12.8Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.09Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 14.75Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 15.88

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

#9079EC Channel Values

How #9079EC 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 144 · G 121 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 75% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.42:1 vs white · 6.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9079EC 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 text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9079EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9079EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9079EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9079EC
Complementary
#D5EC79
Analogous
#799CEC
Analogous
#C979EC
Triadic
#EC9079
Triadic
#79EC90
Split comp.
#ECC979
Split comp.
#9CEC79

Tints & Shades of #9079EC

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

#9F8BEE
#AE9DF1
#BCAFF4
#CBC1F6
#DAD2F9
#E9E4FB

Shades

#6F51E6
#4A24E0
#3B1BBB
#2D148F
#200F67
#12083A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9079EC.

How #9079EC 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#9079EC
Protanopia#7D7DEC
Protanomaly#857CEC
Deuteranopia#8181EC
Deuteranomaly#877EEC
Tritanopia#7B8F8F
Tritanomaly#8486BB
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9079EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9079ec: #9079EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9079EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9079ec': '#9079EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.475, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_9079ec">#9079EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9079EC"

More Blue Colors

#9079EC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9079EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9079EC?

#9079EC is a light blue — rgb(144, 121, 236) in RGB and hsl(252, 75%, 70%) 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 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #9079EC?

#9079EC is rgb(144, 121, 236) — red 144, green 121, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9079EC?

#9079EC converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 49%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9079EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9079EC scores 3.42:1 against white and 6.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9079EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9079EC 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 6.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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