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#932CA5 Color

#932CA5 is rgb(147, 44, 165) in RGB, hsl(291, 58%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 73%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauveine (#8D029B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#932CA5
HEX#932CA5
RGBrgb(147, 44, 165)
HSLhsl(291, 58%, 41%)
HSVhsv(291, 73%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 73%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(50.1% 0.197 321.2)
LABlab(38.86% 54.87 -44.11)
LCHlch(38.86% 70.40 321.20)

What #932CA5 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 #932CA5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauveine#8D029BΔE 8.57Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 9.68Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 11.21Patriarch#800080ΔE 12.11Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 12.6Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 14.12

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

#932CA5 Channel Values

How #932CA5 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 44 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 58% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 73% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 73% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.68:1 vs white · 3.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #932CA5 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 text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #932CA5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #932CA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #932CA5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#932CA5
Complementary
#3EA52C
Analogous
#562CA5
Analogous
#A52C7B
Triadic
#A5932C
Triadic
#2CA593
Split comp.
#7BA52C
Split comp.
#2CA556

Tints & Shades of #932CA5

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

#B034C5
#BE52D1
#CA72DA
#D896E3
#E4B6EC
#F0D7F4

Shades

#812791
#6C2079
#5A1B65
#481551
#36103C
#200A24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #932CA5.

How #932CA5 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#932CA5
Protanopia#4B4BA5
Protanomaly#6F41A5
Deuteranopia#5F5FA4
Deuteranomaly#774FA4
Tritanopia#884B4B
Tritanomaly#8D4079
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #932CA5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-932ca5: #932CA5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #932CA5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-932ca5': '#932CA5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.173, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_932ca5">#932CA5</color>
SVG fillfill="#932CA5"

More Pink Colors

#932CA5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#932CA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #932CA5?

#932CA5 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(147, 44, 165) in RGB and hsl(291, 58%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauveine (#8D029B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.57.

What is the RGB value of #932CA5?

#932CA5 is rgb(147, 44, 165) — red 147, green 44, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #932CA5?

#932CA5 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 73%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #932CA5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #932CA5 scores 6.68:1 against white and 3.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #932CA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #932CA5 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 9.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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