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#9370DB Medium Purple
#9370DB is a light, rich purple, known as Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 57.6% red, 43.9% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 260°, with 60% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #9370DB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.58:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9370DB as they’d see it.
#9370DB in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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What color is #9370DB?
#9370DB is a light, rich purple, known as Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 57.6% red, 43.9% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 260°, with 60% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #9370DB in RGB?
#9370DB is rgb(147, 112, 219): 147 red, 112 green, and 219 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9370DB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(33, 49, 0, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9370DB?
PANTONE 2574 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9370DB?
Its complement #679017 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.