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#9373FC Color

#9373FC is rgb(147, 115, 252) in RGB, hsl(254, 96%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 54%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9373FC
HEX#9373FC
RGBrgb(147, 115, 252)
HSLhsl(254, 96%, 72%)
HSVhsv(254, 54%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 54%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.196 290.7)
LABlab(56.77% 36.99 -65.29)
LCHlch(56.77% 75.04 299.53)

What #9373FC 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 #9373FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.43Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.19Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 14.39Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 15.56Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.68Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 15.76

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

#9373FC Channel Values

How #9373FC 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 115 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 96% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 54% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.44:1 vs white · 6.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9373FC 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 text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9373FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9373FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9373FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9373FC
Complementary
#DCFC73
Analogous
#7398FC
Analogous
#D873FC
Triadic
#FC9373
Triadic
#73FC93
Split comp.
#FCD873
Split comp.
#98FC73

Tints & Shades of #9373FC

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

#A287FD
#AE96FD
#BDAAFD
#CDBEFE
#DCD2FE
#E8E1FE

Shades

#6C41FB
#4A14FA
#3604D7
#2903A5
#1D0273
#110146

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9373FC.

How #9373FC 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#9373FC
Protanopia#7979FC
Protanomaly#8477FC
Deuteranopia#7F7FFC
Deuteranomaly#877AFC
Tritanopia#798E8E
Tritanomaly#8484C4
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9373FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9373fc: #9373FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9373FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9373fc': '#9373FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.451, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_9373fc">#9373FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9373FC"

More Blue Colors

#9373FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9373FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9373FC?

#9373FC is a light blue — rgb(147, 115, 252) in RGB and hsl(254, 96%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.43.

What is the RGB value of #9373FC?

#9373FC is rgb(147, 115, 252) — red 147, green 115, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9373FC?

#9373FC converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 54%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9373FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9373FC scores 3.44:1 against white and 6.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9373FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9373FC 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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