Close to Medium Purple
#9478DD
#9478DD is a light, rich purple, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 58% red, 47.1% green, and 86.7% blue. Its hue is 257°, with 60% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #9478DD.
Split complementary
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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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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9478DD as they’d see it.
#9478DD in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #9478DD
What color is #9478DD?
#9478DD is a light, rich purple, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 58% red, 47.1% green, and 86.7% blue. Its hue is 257°, with 60% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #9478DD in RGB?
#9478DD is rgb(148, 120, 221): 148 red, 120 green, and 221 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9478DD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(33, 46, 0, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9478DD?
PANTONE 2641 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9478DD?
Its complement #739425 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.