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#920EF6 Color

#920EF6 is rgb(146, 14, 246) in RGB, hsl(274, 93%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 94%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Extreme Violet (#9F00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#920EF6
HEX#920EF6
RGBrgb(146, 14, 246)
HSLhsl(274, 93%, 51%)
HSVhsv(274, 94%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 94%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(54.6% 0.284 301.2)
LABlab(41.68% 73.92 -86.44)
LCHlch(41.68% 113.73 310.54)

What #920EF6 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #920EF6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 5.16Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 5.92Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 7.33Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.65Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 9.12Near Violet#8000FFΔE 9.32

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#920EF6 Channel Values

How #920EF6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 146 · G 14 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 93% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 94% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.81:1 vs white · 3.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #920EF6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #920EF6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #920EF6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #920EF6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#920EF6
Complementary
#73F60E
Analogous
#1D0EF6
Analogous
#F60EE7
Triadic
#F6920E
Triadic
#0EF692
Split comp.
#E7F60E
Split comp.
#0EF61D

Tints & Shades of #920EF6

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A130F8
#AF4EF9
#BE70FA
#CE93FB
#DDB5FC
#EBD3FD

Shades

#7E08D9
#6D07BB
#590699
#450476
#310354
#200236

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #920EF6.

How #920EF6 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#920EF6
Protanopia#4141F6
Protanomaly#6B33F6
Deuteranopia#5858F5
Deuteranomaly#7446F5
Tritanopia#736161
Tritanomaly#804DB1
Achromatopsia#656565

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Using #920EF6 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-920ef6: #920EF6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #920EF6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-920ef6': '#920EF6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.573, green: 0.055, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_920ef6">#920EF6</color>
SVG fillfill="#920EF6"

More Purple Colors

#920EF6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#920EF6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #920EF6?

#920EF6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(146, 14, 246) in RGB and hsl(274, 93%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Extreme Violet (#9F00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.16.

What is the RGB value of #920EF6?

#920EF6 is rgb(146, 14, 246) — red 146, green 14, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #920EF6?

#920EF6 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 94%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #920EF6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #920EF6 scores 5.81:1 against white and 3.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #920EF6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #920EF6 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 15.13, which is visibly different.

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