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#9781DA Color

#9781DA is rgb(151, 129, 218) in RGB, hsl(255, 55%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 41%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9781DA
HEX#9781DA
RGBrgb(151, 129, 218)
HSLhsl(255, 55%, 68%)
HSVhsv(255, 41%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 41%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(66% 0.131 293.9)
LABlab(58.86% 23.44 -43.10)
LCHlch(58.86% 49.06 298.54)

What #9781DA 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 #9781DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.8Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 9.7Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.99Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.02Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.46Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 15.2

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

#9781DA Channel Values

How #9781DA 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 129 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 55% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 41% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.25:1 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 #9781DA 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 text6.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9781DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9781DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9781DA
Complementary
#C4DA81
Analogous
#8197DA
Analogous
#C481DA
Triadic
#DA9781
Triadic
#81DA97
Split comp.
#DAC481
Split comp.
#97DA81

Tints & Shades of #9781DA

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

#A490DF
#B4A4E5
#C1B4E9
#CEC4EE
#DBD4F2
#EBE7F8

Shades

#7A5DD0
#5C39C6
#4C2FA2
#39247B
#291957
#180F33

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How #9781DA 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#9781DA
Protanopia#8585DA
Protanomaly#8D83DA
Deuteranopia#8989DA
Deuteranomaly#8F86DA
Tritanopia#889090
Tritanomaly#8F8AB3
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

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Using #9781DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9781da: #9781DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9781DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9781da': '#9781DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.506, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_9781da">#9781DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#9781DA"

More Purple Colors

#9781DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9781DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9781DA?

#9781DA is a light purple — rgb(151, 129, 218) in RGB and hsl(255, 55%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #9781DA?

#9781DA is rgb(151, 129, 218) — red 151, green 129, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9781DA?

#9781DA converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 41%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9781DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9781DA scores 3.25:1 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 #9781DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9781DA 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 12.02, which is visibly different.

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