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#9579FC Color

#9579FC is rgb(149, 121, 252) in RGB, hsl(253, 96%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 52%, 0%, 1%) 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 7.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9579FC
HEX#9579FC
RGBrgb(149, 121, 252)
HSLhsl(253, 96%, 73%)
HSVhsv(253, 52%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 52%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.187 290.2)
LABlab(58.32% 34.28 -62.80)
LCHlch(58.32% 71.55 298.63)

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

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.95Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 13.03Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.07Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.69Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 17.13Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 17.33

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

#9579FC Channel Values

How #9579FC 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 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 96% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 52% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.27:1 vs white · 6.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9579FC 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 text3.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #9579FC

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

Base
#9579FC
Complementary
#E0FC78
Analogous
#789EFC
Analogous
#D778FC
Triadic
#FC9578
Triadic
#78FC95
Split comp.
#FCD778
Split comp.
#9EFC78

Tints & Shades of #9579FC

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

#A48CFD
#B09BFD
#C0AFFD
#CCBEFE
#DCD2FE
#E7E1FE

Shades

#6D46FB
#4614FA
#3204D7
#2803AA
#1C0278
#100146

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

How #9579FC 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#9579FC
Protanopia#7E7EFC
Protanomaly#887CFC
Deuteranopia#8383FC
Deuteranomaly#8B7FFC
Tritanopia#7C9393
Tritanomaly#8789C6
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9579FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9579fc: #9579FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9579FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9579fc': '#9579FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.475, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_9579fc">#9579FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9579FC"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9579FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9579FC?

#9579FC is a light blue — rgb(149, 121, 252) in RGB and hsl(253, 96%, 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 7.95.

What is the RGB value of #9579FC?

#9579FC is rgb(149, 121, 252) — red 149, green 121, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9579FC?

#9579FC converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 52%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9579FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9579FC scores 3.27:1 against white and 6.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9579FC 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 7.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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