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#9579BE Color

#9579BE is rgb(149, 121, 190) in RGB, hsl(264, 35%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 36%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9579BE
HEX#9579BE
RGBrgb(149, 121, 190)
HSLhsl(264, 35%, 61%)
HSVhsv(264, 36%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 36%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.105 302.1)
LABlab(55.60% 21.83 -32.41)
LCHlch(55.60% 39.08 303.97)

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

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 3.96Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 5.15Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 5.51Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.38Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 13.77

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

#9579BE Channel Values

How #9579BE 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 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 35% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 36% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.65:1 vs white · 5.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9579BE 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 text3.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #9579BE

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

Base
#9579BE
Complementary
#A3BE79
Analogous
#7980BE
Analogous
#B779BE
Triadic
#BE9579
Triadic
#79BE95
Split comp.
#BEB779
Split comp.
#80BE79

Tints & Shades of #9579BE

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

#A28AC7
#B39FD1
#C0B0D9
#CEC1E1
#DCD2E9
#ECE7F3

Shades

#7F5DB1
#6B4B9B
#583D7F
#422E60
#2F2145
#1C1429

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

How #9579BE 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#9579BE
Protanopia#7E7EBE
Protanomaly#887CBE
Deuteranopia#8383BD
Deuteranomaly#8B7FBE
Tritanopia#8B8484
Tritanomaly#8F809F
Achromatopsia#868686

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Using #9579BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9579be: #9579BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9579BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9579be': '#9579BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.475, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_9579be">#9579BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9579BE"

More Purple Colors

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

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#9579BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9579BE?

#9579BE is a light purple — rgb(149, 121, 190) in RGB and hsl(264, 35%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.96.

What is the RGB value of #9579BE?

#9579BE is rgb(149, 121, 190) — red 149, green 121, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9579BE?

#9579BE converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 36%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9579BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9579BE scores 3.65:1 against white and 5.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9579BE 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 20.75, which is visibly different.

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