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#9477FE Color

#9477FE is rgb(148, 119, 254) in RGB, hsl(253, 99%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 53%, 0%, 0%) 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 7.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9477FE
HEX#9477FE
RGBrgb(148, 119, 254)
HSLhsl(253, 99%, 73%)
HSVhsv(253, 53%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 53%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.193 290)
LABlab(57.87% 35.53 -64.62)
LCHlch(57.87% 73.74 298.80)

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

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.05Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.91Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.08Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 15.34Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.69Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 16.64

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

#9477FE Channel Values

How #9477FE 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 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 99% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 53% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.32:1 vs white · 6.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9477FE 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 text3.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #9477FE

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

Base
#9477FE
Complementary
#E1FE76
Analogous
#769DFE
Analogous
#D876FE
Triadic
#FE9476
Triadic
#76FE94
Split comp.
#FED876
Split comp.
#9DFE76

Tints & Shades of #9477FE

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

#A38AFE
#AF9AFE
#BFAEFF
#CBBDFF
#DBD1FF
#E7E1FF

Shades

#6C43FE
#4410FE
#3001DA
#2601AD
#1B017A
#100047

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

How #9477FE 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#9477FE
Protanopia#7D7DFE
Protanomaly#877AFE
Deuteranopia#8282FE
Deuteranomaly#897DFE
Tritanopia#7A9292
Tritanomaly#8588C7
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9477FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9477fe: #9477FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9477FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9477fe': '#9477FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.467, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_9477fe">#9477FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9477FE"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9477FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9477FE?

#9477FE is a light blue — rgb(148, 119, 254) in RGB and hsl(253, 99%, 73%) 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 7.05.

What is the RGB value of #9477FE?

#9477FE is rgb(148, 119, 254) — red 148, green 119, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9477FE?

#9477FE converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 53%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9477FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9477FE scores 3.32:1 against white and 6.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9477FE 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 7.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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