Information about #9977BF color

#9977BF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9977BF falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 119, 191) — 60% red, 46.7% green, 74.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 28 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#9977BF presents itself as a mildly saturated blue-purple violet — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6). Slightly further away sit Lilac Bush (#9470C4) and Lavender Purple (#967BB6).

The recipe behind #9977BF is rgb(153, 119, 191), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. #9977BF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9977BF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9977BF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9977BF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lilac Bush color link
Lilac Bush

#9470C4

Ube color link
Ube

#8878C3

Soft Purple color link
Soft Purple

#A66FB5

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Long Shot color link
Long Shot

#8776B6

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

RTNO color link
RTNO

#9A65B5

Amethyst color link
Amethyst

#9966CC

Moody Blue color link
Moody Blue

#8378C7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9977BF
  • RGB153, 119, 191
  • CMYK15, 28, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(153, 119, 191)
  • HSL268°, 36%, 61%
  • HSL Precise268.333°, 36%, 60.784%
  • HSV268°, 38%, 75%
  • HSB268°, 38%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.467, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.467, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.467, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9977BF
  • DECIMAL ID10057663
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01