HEX atlas value

#9370DB

#9370DB is a cool purple HEX color close to Medium Purple. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 147, 112, 219, HSL 260, 60%, 65%, has luminance 0.2291, and belongs to the balanced group.

purple cool balanced

#9370DB Sample readable text

HEX #9370DB

RGB rgb(147, 112, 219)

HSL hsl(260 60% 65%)

CMYK cmyk(33, 49, 0, 14)

Luminance 0.2291

Contrast Black 5.58:1White 3.76:1

CSS

--color-9370db: #9370DB;
.background-9370db { background-color: #9370DB; }
.text-9370db { color: #9370DB; }

Luminance0.2291

Black text5.58:1AA Pass

White text3.76:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#9370DB","rgb":[147,112,219],"hsl":[260,60,65],"cmyk":[33,49,0,14],"luminance":0.2291,"contrast":{"black":5.58,"white":3.76}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.58,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.76,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B8DB70","hex":"#B8DB70","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.4,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CBBAEE","hex":"#CBBAEE","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.8,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#6030C0","hex":"#6030C0","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.68,"contrastWhite":7.83,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#C970DB","hex":"#C970DB","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.82,"contrastWhite":3.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#9A84C8","hex":"#9A84C8","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.51,"contrastWhite":3.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool purple","balanced","balanced purple","Medium Purple adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9370db.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-purple.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/amethyst.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-slate-blue.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B8DB70","analogous":["#7082DB","#C970DB"],"triadic":["#DB9470","#70DB94"],"tetradic":["#DB7082","#B8DB70","#70DBC9"],"splitComplementary":["#DBC970","#82DB70"],"monochromatic":["#CBBAEE","#9370DB","#6030C0"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CBBAEE","dark":"#6030C0","saturated":"#8D5DEF","desaturated":"#9A84C8","pastel":"#E2DAF1","neon":"#A375FF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"medium-purple","name":"Medium Purple","hex":"#9370DB","distance":0},{"slug":"amethyst","name":"Amethyst","hex":"#9966CC","distance":19},{"slug":"medium-slate-blue","name":"Medium Slate Blue","hex":"#7B68EE","distance":31.63858403911275},{"slug":"medium-orchid","name":"Medium Orchid","hex":"#BA55D3","distance":48.104053883222775},{"slug":"slate-blue","name":"Slate Blue","hex":"#6A5ACD","distance":48.590122453025366}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9370DB

#9370DB is classified as a cool purple value with balanced visual character. #9370DB is visually closest to Medium Purple, a named purple color with HEX #9370DB.

The RGB channels are 147, 112, and 219, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 260deg with 60% saturation and 65% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.2291, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.58:1AA Pass

White text3.76:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9370DB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.58:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.76:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B8DB70#000000 text · best 13.4:1#B8DB70

#CBBAEE#000000 text · best 11.8:1#CBBAEE

#6030C0#FFFFFF text · best 7.83:1#6030C0

#C970DB#000000 text · best 6.82:1#C970DB

#9A84C8#000000 text · best 6.51:1#9A84C8

Generated Palette

Medium Purple#9370DB

#B8DB70#B8DB70

#7082DB#7082DB

#C970DB#C970DB

#CBBAEE#CBBAEE

#6030C0#6030C0

Color Harmonies

#B8DB70#B8DB70

#7082DB#7082DB

#C970DB#C970DB

#DB9470#DB9470

#70DB94#70DB94

Variants

#CBBAEE#CBBAEE

#6030C0#6030C0

#8D5DEF#8D5DEF

#9A84C8#9A84C8

#E2DAF1#E2DAF1

#A375FF#A375FF

Nearest Named Colors

Medium Purple#9370DB

Amethyst#9966CC

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EE

Medium Orchid#BA55D3

Slate Blue#6A5ACD

#9370DB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9370DB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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