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#9376B2 Color

#9376B2 is rgb(147, 118, 178) in RGB, hsl(269, 28%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9376B2
HEX#9376B2
RGBrgb(147, 118, 178)
HSLhsl(269, 28%, 58%)
HSVhsv(269, 34%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.094 306)
LABlab(54.22% 20.66 -27.70)
LCHlch(54.22% 34.56 306.71)

What #9376B2 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 #9376B2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 1.39Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 2Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 3.67Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.3African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.75French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.82

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

#9376B2 Channel Values

How #9376B2 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 147 · G 118 · B 1788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 28% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 34% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.84:1 vs white · 5.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9376B2 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 text3.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9376B2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9376B2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9376B2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9376B2
Complementary
#95B276
Analogous
#7677B2
Analogous
#B176B2
Triadic
#B29376
Triadic
#76B293
Split comp.
#B2B176
Split comp.
#77B276

Tints & Shades of #9376B2

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

#A289BD
#AF9AC6
#BFADD1
#CEC1DC
#DED5E7
#EAE5F0

Shades

#7E5CA3
#6D4F8C
#584072
#443258
#30233E
#1E1627

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9376B2.

How #9376B2 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#9376B2
Protanopia#7C7CB2
Protanomaly#8679B2
Deuteranopia#8181B1
Deuteranomaly#887CB2
Tritanopia#8B8080
Tritanomaly#8E7C96
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9376B2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9376b2: #9376B2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9376B2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9376b2': '#9376B2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.463, blue: 0.698)
Android XML<color name="color_9376b2">#9376B2</color>
SVG fillfill="#9376B2"

More Purple Colors

#9376B2 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9376B2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9376B2?

#9376B2 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(147, 118, 178) in RGB and hsl(269, 28%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.39.

What is the RGB value of #9376B2?

#9376B2 is rgb(147, 118, 178) — red 147, green 118, and blue 178 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9376B2?

#9376B2 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9376B2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9376B2 scores 3.84:1 against white and 5.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9376B2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9376B2 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 22.36, which is visibly different.

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