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#9978FC Color

#9978FC is rgb(153, 120, 252) in RGB, hsl(255, 96%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 52%, 0%, 1%) 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 8.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9978FC
HEX#9978FC
RGBrgb(153, 120, 252)
HSLhsl(255, 96%, 73%)
HSVhsv(255, 52%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 52%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.189 292)
LABlab(58.46% 35.87 -62.54)
LCHlch(58.46% 72.10 299.84)

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

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.44Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 13.24Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.53Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.69Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 17.47Amethyst#9966CCΔE 17.95

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

#9978FC Channel Values

How #9978FC 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 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 96% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 52% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.26:1 vs white · 6.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9978FC 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 text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9978FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9978FC

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

Base
#9978FC
Complementary
#DBFC78
Analogous
#7899FC
Analogous
#DB78FC
Triadic
#FC9978
Triadic
#78FC99
Split comp.
#FCDB78
Split comp.
#99FC78

Tints & Shades of #9978FC

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

#A88CFD
#B49BFD
#C3AFFD
#CEBEFE
#DDD2FE
#E8E1FE

Shades

#7346FB
#4E14FA
#3904D7
#2D03AA
#200278
#130146

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

How #9978FC 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#9978FC
Protanopia#7E7EFC
Protanomaly#8A7CFC
Deuteranopia#8484FC
Deuteranomaly#8D7FFC
Tritanopia#819292
Tritanomaly#8B88C5
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

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Using #9978FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9978fc: #9978FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9978FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9978fc': '#9978FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.471, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_9978fc">#9978FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9978FC"

More Purple Colors

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

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#9978FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9978FC?

#9978FC is a light purple — rgb(153, 120, 252) in RGB and hsl(255, 96%, 73%) 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 8.44.

What is the RGB value of #9978FC?

#9978FC is rgb(153, 120, 252) — red 153, green 120, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9978FC?

#9978FC converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 52%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9978FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9978FC scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9978FC 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 8.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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