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#977DED Color

#977DED is rgb(151, 125, 237) in RGB, hsl(254, 76%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 47%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#977DED
HEX#977DED
RGBrgb(151, 125, 237)
HSLhsl(254, 76%, 71%)
HSVhsv(254, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 47%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.162 292.1)
LABlab(58.72% 29.48 -53.88)
LCHlch(58.72% 61.42 298.68)

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

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 5.81Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.32Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 14.4Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 14.53Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 14.95Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 14.95

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

#977DED Channel Values

How #977DED 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 125 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 76% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.24:1 vs white · 6.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #977DED 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 text3.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #977DED

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

Base
#977DED
Complementary
#D3ED7D
Analogous
#7D9BED
Analogous
#CF7DED
Triadic
#ED977D
Triadic
#7DED97
Split comp.
#EDCF7D
Split comp.
#9BED7D

Tints & Shades of #977DED

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

#A58FF0
#B4A1F2
#C2B3F5
#CDC0F6
#DBD2F9
#E9E4FB

Shades

#7350E7
#5328E2
#401ABC
#321494
#230E67
#15093F

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

How #977DED 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#977DED
Protanopia#8282ED
Protanomaly#8B80ED
Deuteranopia#8686ED
Deuteranomaly#8D83ED
Tritanopia#839292
Tritanomaly#8C8ABD
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #977DED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-977ded: #977DED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #977DED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-977ded': '#977DED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.490, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_977ded">#977DED</color>
SVG fillfill="#977DED"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#977DED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #977DED?

#977DED is a light blue — rgb(151, 125, 237) in RGB and hsl(254, 76%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.81.

What is the RGB value of #977DED?

#977DED is rgb(151, 125, 237) — red 151, green 125, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #977DED?

#977DED converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 47%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #977DED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #977DED scores 3.24:1 against white and 6.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #977DED 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 5.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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