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#9578BA Color

#9578BA is rgb(149, 120, 186) in RGB, hsl(266, 32%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 35%, 0%, 27%) 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 2.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9578BA
HEX#9578BA
RGBrgb(149, 120, 186)
HSLhsl(266, 32%, 60%)
HSVhsv(266, 35%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 35%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.102 303.8)
LABlab(55.20% 21.66 -30.74)
LCHlch(55.20% 37.60 305.17)

What #9578BA 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 #9578BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 2.26Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 3.99Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 5.47Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.48African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.4Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 13.68

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

#9578BA Channel Values

How #9578BA 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 149 · G 120 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 32% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 35% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.7:1 vs white · 5.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9578BA 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 text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9578BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9578BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9578BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9578BA
Complementary
#9DBA78
Analogous
#787DBA
Analogous
#B578BA
Triadic
#BA9578
Triadic
#78BA95
Split comp.
#BAB578
Split comp.
#7DBA78

Tints & Shades of #9578BA

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

#A289C2
#B29DCD
#BFAED5
#CFC2E0
#DCD3E8
#ECE7F3

Shades

#7F5DAC
#6B4C94
#583E79
#44315E
#312343
#1D1528

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9578BA.

How #9578BA 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#9578BA
Protanopia#7E7EBA
Protanomaly#887BBA
Deuteranopia#8383B9
Deuteranomaly#8A7EBA
Tritanopia#8C8383
Tritanomaly#907F9C
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #9578BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9578ba: #9578BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9578BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9578ba': '#9578BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.471, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_9578ba">#9578BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#9578BA"

More Purple Colors

#9578BA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9578BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9578BA?

#9578BA is a light purple — rgb(149, 120, 186) in RGB and hsl(266, 32%, 60%) 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 2.26.

What is the RGB value of #9578BA?

#9578BA is rgb(149, 120, 186) — red 149, green 120, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9578BA?

#9578BA converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 35%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9578BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9578BA scores 3.7:1 against white and 5.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9578BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9578BA 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 22.12, which is visibly different.

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