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#9780F4 Color

#9780F4 is rgb(151, 128, 244) in RGB, hsl(252, 84%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 48%, 0%, 4%) 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 7.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9780F4
HEX#9780F4
RGBrgb(151, 128, 244)
HSLhsl(252, 84%, 73%)
HSVhsv(252, 48%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 48%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.167 290.3)
LABlab(59.75% 29.32 -56.11)
LCHlch(59.75% 63.31 297.59)

What #9780F4 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 #9780F4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.99Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 14.13Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.48Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.4Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 16.13Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 16.64

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

#9780F4 Channel Values

How #9780F4 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 128 · B 2448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 84% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 48% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9780F4 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 text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9780F4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9780F4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9780F4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9780F4
Complementary
#DDF480
Analogous
#80A3F4
Analogous
#D180F4
Triadic
#F49780
Triadic
#80F497
Split comp.
#F4D180
Split comp.
#A3F480

Tints & Shades of #9780F4

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

#A793F6
#B2A1F7
#C2B4F8
#CDC2FA
#DCD5FB
#E8E3FD

Shades

#7151F0
#4B22EC
#3612CA
#2B0EA0
#1E0A71
#120642

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9780F4.

How #9780F4 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#9780F4
Protanopia#8484F4
Protanomaly#8C83F4
Deuteranopia#8888F4
Deuteranomaly#8E85F4
Tritanopia#829595
Tritanomaly#8B8DC3
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9780F4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9780f4: #9780F4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9780F4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9780f4': '#9780F4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.502, blue: 0.957)
Android XML<color name="color_9780f4">#9780F4</color>
SVG fillfill="#9780F4"

More Blue Colors

#9780F4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9780F4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9780F4?

#9780F4 is a light blue — rgb(151, 128, 244) in RGB and hsl(252, 84%, 73%) 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 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #9780F4?

#9780F4 is rgb(151, 128, 244) — red 151, green 128, and blue 244 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9780F4?

#9780F4 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 48%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9780F4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9780F4 scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9780F4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9780F4 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 7.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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