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#940DC9 Color

#940DC9 is rgb(148, 13, 201) in RGB, hsl(283, 88%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 94%, 0%, 21%) 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 5.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#940DC9
HEX#940DC9
RGBrgb(148, 13, 201)
HSLhsl(283, 88%, 42%)
HSVhsv(283, 94%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 94%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(51% 0.249 312.1)
LABlab(38.58% 67.57 -65.78)
LCHlch(38.58% 94.30 315.77)

What #940DC9 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 #940DC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 5.23Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 6.17French Violet#8806CEΔE 6.46Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 9.93Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.14Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 11.46

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

#940DC9 Channel Values

How #940DC9 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 148 · G 13 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 88% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 94% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.65:1 vs white · 3.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #940DC9 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 text6.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #940DC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #940DC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #940DC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#940DC9
Complementary
#42C90D
Analogous
#360DC9
Analogous
#C90DA1
Triadic
#C9940D
Triadic
#0DC994
Split comp.
#A1C90D
Split comp.
#0DC936

Tints & Shades of #940DC9

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

#B00FF0
#BD36F2
#C95CF5
#D682F7
#E3A9F9
#EFCFFC

Shades

#820BB1
#6D0995
#5C087D
#460660
#350548
#20032B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #940DC9.

How #940DC9 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#940DC9
Protanopia#4242C9
Protanomaly#6C34C9
Deuteranopia#5959C8
Deuteranomaly#7546C8
Tritanopia#824E4E
Tritanomaly#893E90
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #940DC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-940dc9: #940DC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #940DC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-940dc9': '#940DC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.051, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_940dc9">#940DC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#940DC9"

More Purple Colors

#940DC9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#940DC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #940DC9?

#940DC9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(148, 13, 201) in RGB and hsl(283, 88%, 42%) 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 5.23.

What is the RGB value of #940DC9?

#940DC9 is rgb(148, 13, 201) — red 148, green 13, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #940DC9?

#940DC9 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 94%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #940DC9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #940DC9 scores 6.65:1 against white and 3.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #940DC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #940DC9 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 6.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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