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#9779FC Color

#9779FC is rgb(151, 121, 252) in RGB, hsl(254, 96%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 52%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9779FC
HEX#9779FC
RGBrgb(151, 121, 252)
HSLhsl(254, 96%, 73%)
HSVhsv(254, 52%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 52%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.187 291)
LABlab(58.50% 34.80 -62.49)
LCHlch(58.50% 71.53 299.12)

What #9779FC 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 #9779FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.3Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.92Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.33Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.42Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 17.49Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 17.93

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

#9779FC Channel Values

How #9779FC 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 121 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 96% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 52% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.25:1 vs white · 6.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9779FC 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 text3.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9779FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9779FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9779FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9779FC
Complementary
#DDFC78
Analogous
#789BFC
Analogous
#D978FC
Triadic
#FC9778
Triadic
#78FC97
Split comp.
#FCD978
Split comp.
#9BFC78

Tints & Shades of #9779FC

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

#A68CFD
#B29BFD
#C1AFFD
#CDBEFE
#DCD2FE
#E8E1FE

Shades

#7046FB
#4A14FA
#3604D7
#2A03AA
#1E0278
#110146

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9779FC.

How #9779FC 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#9779FC
Protanopia#7F7FFC
Protanomaly#897CFC
Deuteranopia#8484FC
Deuteranomaly#8C80FC
Tritanopia#7E9393
Tritanomaly#8989C6
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9779FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9779fc: #9779FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9779FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9779fc': '#9779FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.475, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_9779fc">#9779FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9779FC"

More Blue Colors

#9779FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9779FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9779FC?

#9779FC is a light blue — rgb(151, 121, 252) in RGB and hsl(254, 96%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.3.

What is the RGB value of #9779FC?

#9779FC is rgb(151, 121, 252) — red 151, green 121, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9779FC?

#9779FC converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 52%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9779FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9779FC scores 3.25:1 against white and 6.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9779FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9779FC 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 8.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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