#928CFD Color

#928CFD is rgb(146, 140, 253) in RGB, hsl(243, 97%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 45%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), visibly different at ΔE 13.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#928CFD

HEX#928CFD

RGBrgb(146, 140, 253)

HSLhsl(243, 97%, 77%)

HSVhsv(243, 45%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 45%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.162 283.7)

LABlab(62.63% 23.37 -56.50)

LCHlch(62.63% 61.14 292.47)

What #928CFD 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 #928CFD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 13.08 Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 16.09 Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 16.25 Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 18.38 Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 18.5 Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 19.25

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#928CFD Channel Values

How #928CFD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 146 · G 140 · B 253	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 243° · S 97% · L 77%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 243° · S 45% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 42% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.84:1 vs white · 7.39:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #928CFD 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #928CFD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #928CFD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #928CFD

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.

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How #928CFD 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#928CFD

Protanopia#8D8DFD

Protanomaly#8F8DFD

Deuteranopia#8E8EFD

Deuteranomaly#908DFD

Tritanopia#7AA0A0

Tritanomaly#8499CC

Achromatopsia#999999

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Using #928CFD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-928cfd: #928CFD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #928CFD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-928cfd': '#928CFD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.573, green: 0.549, blue: 0.992)

Android XML<color name="color_928cfd">#928CFD</color>

SVG fillfill="#928CFD"

More Blue Colors

#928CFD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#928CFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #928CFD?

#928CFD is a light blue — rgb(146, 140, 253) in RGB and hsl(243, 97%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.08.

What is the RGB value of #928CFD?

#928CFD is rgb(146, 140, 253) — red 146, green 140, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #928CFD?

#928CFD converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 45%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #928CFD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #928CFD scores 2.84:1 against white and 7.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #928CFD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #928CFD 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 13.08, which is visibly different.

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