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#9579DC Color

#9579DC is rgb(149, 121, 220) in RGB, hsl(257, 59%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 45%, 0%, 14%) 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 5.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9579DC
HEX#9579DC
RGBrgb(149, 121, 220)
HSLhsl(257, 59%, 67%)
HSVhsv(257, 45%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 45%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.146 295)
LABlab(56.81% 27.60 -47.44)
LCHlch(56.81% 54.88 300.19)

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

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 5.71Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.74Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 9.77Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.18Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.65Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.53

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

#9579DC Channel Values

How #9579DC 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 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 59% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 45% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.47:1 vs white · 6.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9579DC 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 text3.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #9579DC

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

Base
#9579DC
Complementary
#C0DC79
Analogous
#798FDC
Analogous
#C779DC
Triadic
#DC9579
Triadic
#79DC95
Split comp.
#DCC779
Split comp.
#8FDC79

Tints & Shades of #9579DC

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

#A289E1
#B29EE6
#BFAEEA
#CFC2EF
#DCD2F3
#ECE7F9

Shades

#7955D3
#5D33C7
#4C2AA2
#3B207E
#2A1759
#190E35

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

How #9579DC 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#9579DC
Protanopia#7E7EDC
Protanomaly#887CDC
Deuteranopia#8383DC
Deuteranomaly#8B7FDC
Tritanopia#858B8B
Tritanomaly#8C84B1
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9579DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9579dc: #9579DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9579DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9579dc': '#9579DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.475, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_9579dc">#9579DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9579DC"

More Purple Colors

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

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#9579DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9579DC?

#9579DC is a light purple — rgb(149, 121, 220) in RGB and hsl(257, 59%, 67%) 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 5.71.

What is the RGB value of #9579DC?

#9579DC is rgb(149, 121, 220) — red 149, green 121, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9579DC?

#9579DC converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 45%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9579DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9579DC scores 3.47:1 against white and 6.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9579DC 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 5.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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