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#9778BA Color

#9778BA is rgb(151, 120, 186) in RGB, hsl(268, 32%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 35%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9778BA
HEX#9778BA
RGBrgb(151, 120, 186)
HSLhsl(268, 32%, 60%)
HSVhsv(268, 35%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 35%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.102 305.2)
LABlab(55.41% 22.33 -30.40)
LCHlch(55.41% 37.73 306.30)

What #9778BA 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 #9778BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 2.18Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 4.09Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 5.06Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.82African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.79Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 13.68

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

#9778BA Channel Values

How #9778BA 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 120 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 32% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 35% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.68:1 vs white · 5.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9778BA 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 text3.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9778BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9778BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9778BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9778BA
Complementary
#9BBA78
Analogous
#787BBA
Analogous
#B778BA
Triadic
#BA9778
Triadic
#78BA97
Split comp.
#BAB778
Split comp.
#7BBA78

Tints & Shades of #9778BA

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

#A489C2
#B39DCD
#C0AED5
#D0C2E0
#DDD3E8
#EDE7F3

Shades

#825DAC
#6E4C94
#5A3E79
#46315E
#322343
#1E1528

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9778BA.

How #9778BA 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#9778BA
Protanopia#7E7EBA
Protanomaly#897CBA
Deuteranopia#8383B9
Deuteranomaly#8C7FBA
Tritanopia#8E8383
Tritanomaly#927F9C
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #9778BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9778ba: #9778BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9778BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9778ba': '#9778BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.471, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_9778ba">#9778BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#9778BA"

More Purple Colors

#9778BA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9778BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9778BA?

#9778BA is a light purple — rgb(151, 120, 186) in RGB and hsl(268, 32%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.18.

What is the RGB value of #9778BA?

#9778BA is rgb(151, 120, 186) — red 151, green 120, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9778BA?

#9778BA converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 35%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9778BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9778BA scores 3.68:1 against white and 5.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9778BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9778BA 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 21.55, which is visibly different.

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