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#9579B9 Color

#9579B9 is rgb(149, 121, 185) in RGB, hsl(266, 31%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 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 1.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9579B9
HEX#9579B9
RGBrgb(149, 121, 185)
HSLhsl(266, 31%, 60%)
HSVhsv(266, 35%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 35%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.099 303.8)
LABlab(55.42% 20.93 -29.84)
LCHlch(55.42% 36.45 305.05)

What #9579B9 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 #9579B9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 1.4Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 2.83Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 4.7Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.49African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.99Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 13.12

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

#9579B9 Channel Values

How #9579B9 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 121 · B 1858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 31% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 35% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.68:1 vs white · 5.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9579B9 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 text3.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9579B9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9579B9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9579B9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9579B9
Complementary
#9DB979
Analogous
#797EB9
Analogous
#B479B9
Triadic
#B99579
Triadic
#79B995
Split comp.
#B9B479
Split comp.
#7EB979

Tints & Shades of #9579B9

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

#A28AC1
#B29ECC
#BFAFD5
#CFC3DF
#DCD4E8
#ECE8F3

Shades

#805FAB
#6C4D93
#583F78
#44315E
#312343
#1D1528

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9579B9.

How #9579B9 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#9579B9
Protanopia#7E7EB9
Protanomaly#887CB9
Deuteranopia#8383B8
Deuteranomaly#8B7FB9
Tritanopia#8C8383
Tritanomaly#907F9C
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #9579B9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9579b9: #9579B9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9579B9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9579b9': '#9579B9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.475, blue: 0.725)
Android XML<color name="color_9579b9">#9579B9</color>
SVG fillfill="#9579B9"

More Purple Colors

#9579B9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9579B9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9579B9?

#9579B9 is a light purple — rgb(149, 121, 185) in RGB and hsl(266, 31%, 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 1.4.

What is the RGB value of #9579B9?

#9579B9 is rgb(149, 121, 185) — red 149, green 121, and blue 185 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9579B9?

#9579B9 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 35%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9579B9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9579B9 scores 3.68:1 against white and 5.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9579B9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9579B9 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 21.91, which is visibly different.

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