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#9578ED Color

#9578ED is rgb(149, 120, 237) in RGB, hsl(255, 76%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 49%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9578ED
HEX#9578ED
RGBrgb(149, 120, 237)
HSLhsl(255, 76%, 70%)
HSVhsv(255, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 49%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(65.3% 0.17 292.5)
LABlab(57.35% 31.63 -56.06)
LCHlch(57.35% 64.36 299.43)

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

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.16Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.26Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.35Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.2Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 14.93Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 16.33

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

#9578ED Channel Values

How #9578ED 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 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 76% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 7%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 #9578ED 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 #9578ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9578ED

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

Base
#9578ED
Complementary
#D0ED78
Analogous
#7895ED
Analogous
#D078ED
Triadic
#ED9578
Triadic
#78ED95
Split comp.
#EDD078
Split comp.
#95ED78

Tints & Shades of #9578ED

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

#A48AEF
#B29CF2
#C0AEF4
#CEC0F6
#DCD2F9
#EAE4FB

Shades

#7650E7
#5323E1
#421ABC
#331490
#240E67
#15083A

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

How #9578ED 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#9578ED
Protanopia#7E7EED
Protanomaly#887BED
Deuteranopia#8383ED
Deuteranomaly#8A7EED
Tritanopia#808E8E
Tritanomaly#8986BC
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9578ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9578ed: #9578ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9578ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9578ed': '#9578ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.471, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_9578ed">#9578ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#9578ED"

More Purple Colors

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

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#9578ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9578ED?

#9578ED is a light purple — rgb(149, 120, 237) in RGB and hsl(255, 76%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #9578ED?

#9578ED is rgb(149, 120, 237) — red 149, green 120, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9578ED?

#9578ED converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 49%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9578ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9578ED 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 #9578ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9578ED 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 6.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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