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#977AFF Color

#977AFF is rgb(151, 122, 255) in RGB, hsl(253, 100%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 52%, 0%, 0%) 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 8.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#977AFF
HEX#977AFF
RGBrgb(151, 122, 255)
HSLhsl(253, 100%, 74%)
HSVhsv(253, 52%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 52%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.19 290.4)
LABlab(58.88% 34.91 -63.53)
LCHlch(58.88% 72.49 298.79)

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

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.22Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.02Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.99Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.31Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 16.77Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 17.4

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

#977AFF Channel Values

How #977AFF 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 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 100% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 52% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.21:1 vs white · 6.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #977AFF 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 text3.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #977AFF

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

Base
#977AFF
Complementary
#E2FF7A
Analogous
#7AA0FF
Analogous
#D97AFF
Triadic
#FF977A
Triadic
#7AFF97
Split comp.
#FFD97A
Split comp.
#A0FF7A

Tints & Shades of #977AFF

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

#A38AFF
#B39EFF
#BFADFF
#CFC2FF
#DBD1FF
#EBE5FF

Shades

#6F47FF
#4714FF
#3100E0
#2600AD
#1B007A
#0F0047

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

How #977AFF 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#977AFF
Protanopia#8080FF
Protanomaly#8A7DFF
Deuteranopia#8484FF
Deuteranomaly#8C80FF
Tritanopia#7E9494
Tritanomaly#888AC8
Achromatopsia#909090

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Using #977AFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-977aff: #977AFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #977AFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-977aff': '#977AFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.478, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_977aff">#977AFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#977AFF"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#977AFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #977AFF?

#977AFF is a light blue — rgb(151, 122, 255) in RGB and hsl(253, 100%, 74%) 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 8.22.

What is the RGB value of #977AFF?

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

What is the CMYK value of #977AFF?

#977AFF converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 52%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #977AFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #977AFF scores 3.21:1 against white and 6.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #977AFF 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 8.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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