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#931AC7 Color

#931AC7 is rgb(147, 26, 199) in RGB, hsl(282, 77%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 87%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#931AC7
HEX#931AC7
RGBrgb(147, 26, 199)
HSLhsl(282, 77%, 44%)
HSVhsv(282, 87%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 87%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(51.2% 0.241 311.9)
LABlab(39.06% 64.88 -63.85)
LCHlch(39.06% 91.03 315.46)

What #931AC7 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 #931AC7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 5.94Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.99Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 7.83French Violet#8806CEΔE 8.76Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.25Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 12.44

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

#931AC7 Channel Values

How #931AC7 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 147 · G 26 · B 1998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 77% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 87% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 87% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.54:1 vs white · 3.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #931AC7 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 text6.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #931AC7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #931AC7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #931AC7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#931AC7
Complementary
#4EC71A
Analogous
#3C1AC7
Analogous
#C71AA4
Triadic
#C7931A
Triadic
#1AC793
Split comp.
#A4C71A
Split comp.
#1AC73C

Tints & Shades of #931AC7

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

#AA26E3
#B746E7
#C56AEC
#D38EF0
#E1B2F5
#EDD2F9

Shades

#7F16AC
#6E1395
#5A107A
#460C5F
#320944
#21062D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #931AC7.

How #931AC7 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#931AC7
Protanopia#4444C7
Protanomaly#6D38C7
Deuteranopia#5A5AC6
Deuteranomaly#7549C6
Tritanopia#815050
Tritanomaly#894190
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

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Using #931AC7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-931ac7: #931AC7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #931AC7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-931ac7': '#931AC7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.102, blue: 0.780)
Android XML<color name="color_931ac7">#931AC7</color>
SVG fillfill="#931AC7"

More Purple Colors

#931AC7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#931AC7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #931AC7?

#931AC7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(147, 26, 199) in RGB and hsl(282, 77%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #931AC7?

#931AC7 is rgb(147, 26, 199) — red 147, green 26, and blue 199 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #931AC7?

#931AC7 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 87%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #931AC7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #931AC7 scores 6.54:1 against white and 3.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #931AC7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #931AC7 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 6.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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