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#9764DD Color

#9764DD is rgb(151, 100, 221) in RGB, hsl(265, 64%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 55%, 0%, 13%) 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 9.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9764DD
HEX#9764DD
RGBrgb(151, 100, 221)
HSLhsl(265, 64%, 63%)
HSVhsv(265, 55%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 55%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.179 300.7)
LABlab(52.29% 39.66 -55.15)
LCHlch(52.29% 67.93 305.72)

What #9764DD 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 #9764DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.4Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.11Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.7Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.78Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.13Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.14

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

#9764DD Channel Values

How #9764DD 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 151 · G 100 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 64% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 55% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.05:1 vs white · 5.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9764DD 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 text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9764DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9764DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9764DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9764DD
Complementary
#ABDD64
Analogous
#646EDD
Analogous
#D364DD
Triadic
#DD9764
Triadic
#64DD97
Split comp.
#DDD364
Split comp.
#6EDD64

Tints & Shades of #9764DD

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

#A579E2
#B38EE6
#C1A3EB
#CFB8EF
#DDCDF4
#EBE2F9

Shades

#8043D6
#692AC0
#57239F
#421B79
#301358
#1B0B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9764DD.

How #9764DD 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#9764DD
Protanopia#6F6FDD
Protanomaly#816BDD
Deuteranopia#7878DC
Deuteranomaly#8570DD
Tritanopia#857C7C
Tritanomaly#8C73AC
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9764DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9764dd: #9764DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9764DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9764dd': '#9764DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.392, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_9764dd">#9764DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9764DD"

More Purple Colors

#9764DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9764DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9764DD?

#9764DD is a light purple — rgb(151, 100, 221) in RGB and hsl(265, 64%, 63%) 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 9.4.

What is the RGB value of #9764DD?

#9764DD is rgb(151, 100, 221) — red 151, green 100, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9764DD?

#9764DD converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 55%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9764DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9764DD scores 4.05:1 against white and 5.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9764DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9764DD 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 9.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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