#9975DB

A light, moderate purple closely aligning with Mediumpurple.

About #9975DB

At its core, #9975DB is a light and moderate hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumpurple. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 117 green, and 219 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 30% cyan and 47% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 261.2° hue, 58.6% saturation, and 65.9% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#9975DB
RGB153, 117, 219
HSL261.2°, 58.6%, 65.9%
CMYK30%, 47%, 0%, 14%
HSV261.2°, 46.6%, 85.9%
LAB56.7, 35.5, -47.3
XYZ32.3, 24.6, 70.1
Decimal10057179

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.55:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.92:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.39:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.03:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #9975DB; }
.text-color { color: #9975DB; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #9975DB; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple
#9370DB