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#9769EC Color

#9769EC is rgb(151, 105, 236) in RGB, hsl(261, 78%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 56%, 0%, 7%) 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 8.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9769EC
HEX#9769EC
RGBrgb(151, 105, 236)
HSLhsl(261, 78%, 67%)
HSVhsv(261, 56%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 56%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.19 296.8)
LABlab(54.13% 40.00 -60.62)
LCHlch(54.13% 72.63 303.42)

What #9769EC 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 #9769EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.97Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 13Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 14.22Amethyst#9966CCΔE 15.55Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 16.09

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

#9769EC Channel Values

How #9769EC 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 105 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 78% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 56% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.79:1 vs white · 5.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9769EC 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 text3.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9769EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9769EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9769EC
Complementary
#BFEC69
Analogous
#697DEC
Analogous
#D969EC
Triadic
#EC9769
Triadic
#69EC97
Split comp.
#ECD969
Split comp.
#7DEC69

Tints & Shades of #9769EC

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

#A47BEF
#B392F2
#C0A4F4
#D0BBF7
#DCCDF9
#ECE4FC

Shades

#7B40E7
#601BDE
#4E16B6
#3D118D
#2B0C64
#19073B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9769EC.

How #9769EC 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#9769EC
Protanopia#7373EC
Protanomaly#836FEC
Deuteranopia#7B7BEB
Deuteranomaly#8774EC
Tritanopia#818484
Tritanomaly#8A7AB7
Achromatopsia#838383

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Using #9769EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9769ec: #9769EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9769EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9769ec': '#9769EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.412, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_9769ec">#9769EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9769EC"

More Purple Colors

#9769EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9769EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9769EC?

#9769EC is a light purple — rgb(151, 105, 236) in RGB and hsl(261, 78%, 67%) 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 8.97.

What is the RGB value of #9769EC?

#9769EC is rgb(151, 105, 236) — red 151, green 105, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9769EC?

#9769EC converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 56%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9769EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9769EC scores 3.79:1 against white and 5.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9769EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9769EC 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 8.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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