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#976DE3 Color

#976DE3 is rgb(151, 109, 227) in RGB, hsl(261, 68%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 52%, 0%, 11%) 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 6.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#976DE3
HEX#976DE3
RGBrgb(151, 109, 227)
HSLhsl(261, 68%, 66%)
HSVhsv(261, 52%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 52%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.173 297.6)
LABlab(54.56% 36.07 -54.91)
LCHlch(54.56% 65.70 303.30)

What #976DE3 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 #976DE3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.12Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.49Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.23Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.26Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 12.47Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 15.47

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

#976DE3 Channel Values

How #976DE3 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 109 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 68% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 52% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.74:1 vs white · 5.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #976DE3 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 text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #976DE3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #976DE3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #976DE3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#976DE3
Complementary
#BAE36D
Analogous
#6D7FE3
Analogous
#D26DE3
Triadic
#E3976D
Triadic
#6DE397
Split comp.
#E3D26D
Split comp.
#7FE36D

Tints & Shades of #976DE3

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

#A683E7
#B294EB
#C2A9EF
#CEBAF2
#DDD0F6
#EAE1F9

Shades

#7B47DC
#6127CE
#4F20A7
#3F1985
#2D125E
#1A0B38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #976DE3.

How #976DE3 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#976DE3
Protanopia#7676E3
Protanomaly#8472E3
Deuteranopia#7D7DE2
Deuteranomaly#8877E3
Tritanopia#848484
Tritanomaly#8C7BB2
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #976DE3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-976de3: #976DE3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #976DE3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-976de3': '#976DE3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.427, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_976de3">#976DE3</color>
SVG fillfill="#976DE3"

More Purple Colors

#976DE3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#976DE3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #976DE3?

#976DE3 is a light purple — rgb(151, 109, 227) in RGB and hsl(261, 68%, 66%) 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 6.12.

What is the RGB value of #976DE3?

#976DE3 is rgb(151, 109, 227) — red 151, green 109, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #976DE3?

#976DE3 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 52%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #976DE3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #976DE3 scores 3.74:1 against white and 5.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #976DE3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #976DE3 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 6.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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