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#9476B2 Color

#9476B2 is rgb(148, 118, 178) in RGB, hsl(270, 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 1.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9476B2
HEX#9476B2
RGBrgb(148, 118, 178)
HSLhsl(270, 28%, 58%)
HSVhsv(270, 34%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.094 306.7)
LABlab(54.32% 21.00 -27.54)
LCHlch(54.32% 34.63 307.33)

What #9476B2 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 #9476B2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 1.32Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 2.1Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 3.36Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.42African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.43French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.73

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

#9476B2 Channel Values

How #9476B2 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 148 · G 118 · B 1788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 28% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · 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
Luminance3.82:1 vs white · 5.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9476B2 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 text3.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9476B2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9476B2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9476B2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9476B2
Complementary
#94B276
Analogous
#7676B2
Analogous
#B276B2
Triadic
#B29476
Triadic
#76B294
Split comp.
#B2B276
Split comp.
#76B276

Tints & Shades of #9476B2

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

#A389BD
#B09AC6
#BFADD1
#CFC1DC
#DED5E7
#EBE5F0

Shades

#7F5CA3
#6E4F8C
#594072
#453258
#30233E
#1F1627

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9476B2.

How #9476B2 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#9476B2
Protanopia#7C7CB2
Protanomaly#867AB2
Deuteranopia#8181B1
Deuteranomaly#897DB2
Tritanopia#8C8080
Tritanomaly#8F7C96
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9476B2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9476b2: #9476B2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9476B2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9476b2': '#9476B2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.463, blue: 0.698)
Android XML<color name="color_9476b2">#9476B2</color>
SVG fillfill="#9476B2"

More Purple Colors

#9476B2 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9476B2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9476B2?

#9476B2 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(148, 118, 178) in RGB and hsl(270, 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 1.32.

What is the RGB value of #9476B2?

#9476B2 is rgb(148, 118, 178) — red 148, green 118, and blue 178 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9476B2?

#9476B2 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 #9476B2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9476B2 scores 3.82:1 against white and 5.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9476B2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9476B2 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 22.08, which is visibly different.

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