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#937CDE Color

#937CDE is rgb(147, 124, 222) in RGB, hsl(254, 60%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 44%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#937CDE
HEX#937CDE
RGBrgb(147, 124, 222)
HSLhsl(254, 60%, 68%)
HSVhsv(254, 44%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 44%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(65% 0.144 292.8)
LABlab(57.43% 25.77 -47.60)
LCHlch(57.43% 54.12 298.43)

What #937CDE 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 #937CDE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.3Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 8.99Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.64Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.25Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.33Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 13.49

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

#937CDE Channel Values

How #937CDE 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 124 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 60% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 44% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.4:1 vs white · 6.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #937CDE 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 text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #937CDE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #937CDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #937CDE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#937CDE
Complementary
#C8DE7C
Analogous
#7C97DE
Analogous
#C47CDE
Triadic
#DE937C
Triadic
#7CDE93
Split comp.
#DEC47C
Split comp.
#97DE7C

Tints & Shades of #937CDE

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

#A18DE2
#B2A1E8
#BFB1EC
#CDC2F0
#DAD2F4
#EBE7F9

Shades

#7558D5
#5733CC
#472AA7
#36207E
#26165A
#170D35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #937CDE.

How #937CDE 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#937CDE
Protanopia#8080DE
Protanomaly#887FDE
Deuteranopia#8484DE
Deuteranomaly#8A81DE
Tritanopia#828D8D
Tritanomaly#8987B3
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #937CDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-937cde: #937CDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #937CDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-937cde': '#937CDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.486, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_937cde">#937CDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#937CDE"

More Blue Colors

#937CDE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#937CDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #937CDE?

#937CDE is a light blue — rgb(147, 124, 222) in RGB and hsl(254, 60%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.3.

What is the RGB value of #937CDE?

#937CDE is rgb(147, 124, 222) — red 147, green 124, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #937CDE?

#937CDE converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 44%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #937CDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #937CDE scores 3.4:1 against white and 6.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #937CDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #937CDE 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 7.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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