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#9579FB Color

#9579FB is rgb(149, 121, 251) in RGB, hsl(253, 94%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 52%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9579FB
HEX#9579FB
RGBrgb(149, 121, 251)
HSLhsl(253, 94%, 73%)
HSVhsv(253, 52%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 52%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.186 290.3)
LABlab(58.27% 34.06 -62.33)
LCHlch(58.27% 71.03 298.65)

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

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.12Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.54Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 14.83Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.96Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 17.52Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 17.55

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

#9579FB Channel Values

How #9579FB 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 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 94% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 52% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9579FB 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 text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9579FB

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

Base
#9579FB
Complementary
#DFFB79
Analogous
#799EFB
Analogous
#D679FB
Triadic
#FB9579
Triadic
#79FB95
Split comp.
#FBD679
Split comp.
#9EFB79

Tints & Shades of #9579FB

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

#A58DFB
#B19CFC
#C0B0FD
#CCBFFD
#DCD2FE
#E8E1FE

Shades

#6E48F9
#4716F8
#3307D5
#2905A8
#1D0477
#110245

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

How #9579FB 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#9579FB
Protanopia#7E7EFB
Protanomaly#887CFB
Deuteranopia#8383FB
Deuteranomaly#8B7FFB
Tritanopia#7C9292
Tritanomaly#8789C5
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

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Using #9579FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9579fb: #9579FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9579FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9579fb': '#9579FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.475, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_9579fb">#9579FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#9579FB"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9579FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9579FB?

#9579FB is a light blue — rgb(149, 121, 251) in RGB and hsl(253, 94%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.12.

What is the RGB value of #9579FB?

#9579FB is rgb(149, 121, 251) — red 149, green 121, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9579FB?

#9579FB converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 52%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9579FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9579FB scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9579FB 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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