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#977AB8 Color

#977AB8 is rgb(151, 122, 184) in RGB, hsl(268, 30%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#977AB8
HEX#977AB8
RGBrgb(151, 122, 184)
HSLhsl(268, 30%, 60%)
HSVhsv(268, 34%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.096 305.2)
LABlab(55.83% 20.89 -28.61)
LCHlch(55.83% 35.43 306.13)

What #977AB8 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 #977AB8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 0.79Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 1.76Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 3.5Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.78African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.02Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.63

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

#977AB8 Channel Values

How #977AB8 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 122 · B 1848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 30% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 34% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.63:1 vs white · 5.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #977AB8 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 text3.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #977AB8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #977AB8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #977AB8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#977AB8
Complementary
#9BB87A
Analogous
#7A7CB8
Analogous
#B67AB8
Triadic
#B8977A
Triadic
#7AB897
Split comp.
#B8B67A
Split comp.
#7CB87A

Tints & Shades of #977AB8

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

#A48BC1
#B49FCB
#C1AFD4
#D0C3DF
#DDD4E8
#EDE8F3

Shades

#8260A9
#6E4F92
#5A4077
#46325D
#322442
#1E1528

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #977AB8.

How #977AB8 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#977AB8
Protanopia#8080B8
Protanomaly#8A7DB8
Deuteranopia#8484B7
Deuteranomaly#8C80B8
Tritanopia#8F8484
Tritanomaly#92809B
Achromatopsia#868686

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Using #977AB8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-977ab8: #977AB8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #977AB8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-977ab8': '#977AB8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.478, blue: 0.722)
Android XML<color name="color_977ab8">#977AB8</color>
SVG fillfill="#977AB8"

More Purple Colors

#977AB8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#977AB8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #977AB8?

#977AB8 is a light purple — rgb(151, 122, 184) in RGB and hsl(268, 30%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.79.

What is the RGB value of #977AB8?

#977AB8 is rgb(151, 122, 184) — red 151, green 122, and blue 184 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #977AB8?

#977AB8 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #977AB8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #977AB8 scores 3.63:1 against white and 5.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #977AB8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #977AB8 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 21.17, which is visibly different.

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