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#9477F3 Color

#9477F3 is rgb(148, 119, 243) in RGB, hsl(254, 84%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 51%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9477F3
HEX#9477F3
RGBrgb(148, 119, 243)
HSLhsl(254, 84%, 71%)
HSVhsv(254, 51%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 51%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.179 291.4)
LABlab(57.32% 33.16 -59.44)
LCHlch(57.32% 68.07 299.16)

What #9477F3 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 #9477F3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.29Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.39Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.24Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.92Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 17.5Iris#5A4FCFΔE 17.98

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

#9477F3 Channel Values

How #9477F3 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 119 · B 2438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 84% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 51% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.39:1 vs white · 6.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9477F3 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 text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9477F3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9477F3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9477F3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9477F3
Complementary
#D6F377
Analogous
#7798F3
Analogous
#D277F3
Triadic
#F39477
Triadic
#77F394
Split comp.
#F3D277
Split comp.
#98F377

Tints & Shades of #9477F3

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

#A38AF5
#B19CF6
#C0AFF8
#CBBDF9
#DAD0FB
#E9E3FD

Shades

#6F48EF
#4E1EEB
#3B11C5
#2E0D9B
#20096C
#140642

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9477F3.

How #9477F3 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#9477F3
Protanopia#7D7DF3
Protanomaly#877AF3
Deuteranopia#8282F3
Deuteranomaly#897DF3
Tritanopia#7D8F8F
Tritanomaly#8786BF
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9477F3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9477f3: #9477F3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9477F3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9477f3': '#9477F3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.467, blue: 0.953)
Android XML<color name="color_9477f3">#9477F3</color>
SVG fillfill="#9477F3"

More Blue Colors

#9477F3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9477F3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9477F3?

#9477F3 is a light blue — rgb(148, 119, 243) in RGB and hsl(254, 84%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.29.

What is the RGB value of #9477F3?

#9477F3 is rgb(148, 119, 243) — red 148, green 119, and blue 243 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9477F3?

#9477F3 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 51%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9477F3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9477F3 scores 3.39:1 against white and 6.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9477F3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9477F3 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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