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#976EAF Color

#976EAF is rgb(151, 110, 175) in RGB, hsl(278, 29%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 37%, 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 5.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#976EAF
HEX#976EAF
RGBrgb(151, 110, 175)
HSLhsl(278, 29%, 56%)
HSVhsv(278, 37%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 37%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.106 312.4)
LABlab(52.58% 25.90 -28.46)
LCHlch(52.58% 38.48 312.31)

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

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.28Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.24Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.17Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.99African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.07French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.85

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

#976EAF Channel Values

How #976EAF 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 110 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 29% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 37% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.07:1 vs white · 5.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #976EAF 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 text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #976EAF

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

Base
#976EAF
Complementary
#86AF6E
Analogous
#776EAF
Analogous
#AF6EA7
Triadic
#AF976E
Triadic
#6EAF97
Split comp.
#A7AF6E
Split comp.
#6EAF77

Tints & Shades of #976EAF

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

#A682BA
#B496C5
#C2A9D0
#D0BDDB
#DED1E6
#ECE5F1

Shades

#8759A1
#714A87
#5D3E70
#472F56
#34223F
#1E1424

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

How #976EAF 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#976EAF
Protanopia#7676AF
Protanomaly#8573AF
Deuteranopia#7D7DAE
Deuteranomaly#8878AF
Tritanopia#8F7979
Tritanomaly#927592
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

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Using #976EAF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-976eaf: #976EAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #976EAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-976eaf': '#976EAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.431, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_976eaf">#976EAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#976EAF"

More Purple Colors

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

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#976EAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #976EAF?

#976EAF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(151, 110, 175) in RGB and hsl(278, 29%, 56%) 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 5.28.

What is the RGB value of #976EAF?

#976EAF is rgb(151, 110, 175) — red 151, green 110, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #976EAF?

#976EAF converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 37%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #976EAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #976EAF scores 4.07:1 against white and 5.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #976EAF 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 22.31, which is visibly different.

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