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#976BFF Color

#976BFF is rgb(151, 107, 255) in RGB, hsl(258, 100%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 58%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#976BFF
HEX#976BFF
RGBrgb(151, 107, 255)
HSLhsl(258, 100%, 71%)
HSVhsv(258, 58%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 58%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.21 293.3)
LABlab(55.57% 42.87 -68.84)
LCHlch(55.57% 81.10 301.92)

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

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.02Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 10.28Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 13.37Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 14.79Iris#5A4FCFΔE 18.21Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 19.79

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

#976BFF Channel Values

How #976BFF 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 107 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 100% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 58% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.58:1 vs white · 5.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #976BFF 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 text3.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #976BFF

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

Base
#976BFF
Complementary
#D3FF6B
Analogous
#6B89FF
Analogous
#E16BFF
Triadic
#FF976B
Triadic
#6BFF97
Split comp.
#FFE16B
Split comp.
#89FF6B

Tints & Shades of #976BFF

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

#A680FF
#B494FF
#C2A8FF
#CDB8FF
#DBCCFF
#EAE0FF

Shades

#7438FF
#540AFF
#4000D6
#3200A8
#230075
#150047

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

How #976BFF 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#976BFF
Protanopia#7474FF
Protanomaly#8371FF
Deuteranopia#7C7CFE
Deuteranomaly#8775FF
Tritanopia#7C8A8A
Tritanomaly#887FC4
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #976BFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-976bff: #976BFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #976BFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-976bff': '#976BFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.420, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_976bff">#976BFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#976BFF"

More Purple Colors

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

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#976BFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #976BFF?

#976BFF is a light purple — rgb(151, 107, 255) in RGB and hsl(258, 100%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.02.

What is the RGB value of #976BFF?

#976BFF is rgb(151, 107, 255) — red 151, green 107, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #976BFF?

#976BFF converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 58%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #976BFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #976BFF scores 3.58:1 against white and 5.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #976BFF 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 10.28, which is visibly different.

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