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#9978ED Color

#9978ED is rgb(153, 120, 237) in RGB, hsl(257, 76%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 49%, 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 5.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9978ED
HEX#9978ED
RGBrgb(153, 120, 237)
HSLhsl(257, 76%, 70%)
HSVhsv(257, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 49%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.17 294.2)
LABlab(57.74% 32.75 -55.42)
LCHlch(57.74% 64.37 300.58)

What #9978ED 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 #9978ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 5.9Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.63Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.85Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.92Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 13.97Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 15.81

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

#9978ED Channel Values

How #9978ED 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 153 · G 120 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 76% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.35:1 vs white · 6.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9978ED 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 text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9978ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9978ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9978ED
Complementary
#CCED78
Analogous
#7892ED
Analogous
#D378ED
Triadic
#ED9978
Triadic
#78ED99
Split comp.
#EDD378
Split comp.
#92ED78

Tints & Shades of #9978ED

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

#A78AEF
#B49CF2
#C2AEF4
#D0C0F6
#DDD2F9
#EBE4FB

Shades

#7B50E7
#5923E1
#481ABC
#371490
#270E67
#16083A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9978ED.

How #9978ED 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#9978ED
Protanopia#7E7EED
Protanomaly#8A7CED
Deuteranopia#8484ED
Deuteranomaly#8D7FED
Tritanopia#858E8E
Tritanomaly#8D86BC
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

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Using #9978ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9978ed: #9978ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9978ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9978ed': '#9978ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.471, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_9978ed">#9978ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#9978ED"

More Purple Colors

#9978ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9978ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9978ED?

#9978ED is a light purple — rgb(153, 120, 237) in RGB and hsl(257, 76%, 70%) 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 5.9.

What is the RGB value of #9978ED?

#9978ED is rgb(153, 120, 237) — red 153, green 120, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9978ED?

#9978ED converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 49%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9978ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9978ED scores 3.35:1 against white and 6.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9978ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9978ED 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 5.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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