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#976AAF Color

#976AAF is rgb(151, 106, 175) in RGB, hsl(279, 30%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 39%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#976AAF
HEX#976AAF
RGBrgb(151, 106, 175)
HSLhsl(279, 30%, 55%)
HSVhsv(279, 39%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 39%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.113 313.2)
LABlab(51.63% 28.08 -29.92)
LCHlch(51.63% 41.03 313.18)

What #976AAF 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 #976AAF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.78Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.9Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.95Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.79African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.87French Lilac#86608EΔE 13.38

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

#976AAF Channel Values

How #976AAF 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 106 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 30% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 39% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.2:1 vs white · 5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #976AAF 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 text4.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #976AAF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #976AAF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #976AAF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#976AAF
Complementary
#82AF6A
Analogous
#746AAF
Analogous
#AF6AA4
Triadic
#AF976A
Triadic
#6AAF97
Split comp.
#A4AF6A
Split comp.
#6AAF74

Tints & Shades of #976AAF

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

#A57EB9
#B292C4
#C0A5CF
#D1BDDB
#DFD1E6
#ECE4F1

Shades

#85569F
#6F4785
#5C3B6D
#482E56
#35223F
#1F1424

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #976AAF.

How #976AAF 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#976AAF
Protanopia#7373AF
Protanomaly#8370AF
Deuteranopia#7B7BAE
Deuteranomaly#8775AE
Tritanopia#8F7676
Tritanomaly#927190
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

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Using #976AAF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-976aaf: #976AAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #976AAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-976aaf': '#976AAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.416, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_976aaf">#976AAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#976AAF"

More Purple Colors

#976AAF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#976AAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #976AAF?

#976AAF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(151, 106, 175) in RGB and hsl(279, 30%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.78.

What is the RGB value of #976AAF?

#976AAF is rgb(151, 106, 175) — red 151, green 106, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #976AAF?

#976AAF converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 39%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #976AAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #976AAF scores 4.2:1 against white and 5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #976AAF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #976AAF 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 21.21, which is visibly different.

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