Palettes / Colors / #9768BB

#9768BB — Muted Purple

#9768BB is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #9768BB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#9768BB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8CBB68; it also sits naturally between #6D68BB and #BB68B5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 41% · Blue 73%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9768BB

.text { color: #9768BB; }
.background { background-color: #9768BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9768BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 104, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 38%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9768BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 104, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9768BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 104, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9768BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9768BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8CBB68:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9768BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9768BB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #9768BB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9768BB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #9768BB?

#9768BB is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 151, 104, 187). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9768BB?

#9768BB is RGB 151, 104, 187 — HSL 274°, 38%, 57% — CMYK 19%, 44%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #9768BB?

Its complement is #8CBB68; analogous partners are #6D68BB and #BB68B5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9768BB for text?

Black text on #9768BB has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.19:1.