#942DAE Color

#942DAE is rgb(148, 45, 174) in RGB, hsl(288, 59%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 74%, 0%, 32%) 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 8.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#942DAE

HEX#942DAE

RGBrgb(148, 45, 174)

HSLhsl(288, 59%, 43%)

HSVhsv(288, 74%, 68%)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 74%, 0%, 32%)

OKLCHoklch(50.9% 0.204 318.6)

LABlab(39.64% 56.04 -48.22)

LCHlch(39.64% 73.93 319.29)

What #942DAE 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 #942DAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauveine#8D029BΔE 8.25 Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 12.54 Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 13.2 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 13.39 Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 13.61 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 13.79

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#942DAE Channel Values

How #942DAE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 148 · G 45 · B 174	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 288° · S 59% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 288° · S 74% · V 68%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 15% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 32%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.47:1 vs white · 3.25:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #942DAE 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 text6.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #942DAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #942DAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #942DAE

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.

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How #942DAE 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#942DAE

Protanopia#4C4CAE

Protanomaly#7042AE

Deuteranopia#5F5FAD

Deuteranomaly#7850AD

Tritanopia#884E4E

Tritanomaly#8D4380

Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

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Using #942DAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-942dae: #942DAE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #942DAE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-942dae': '#942DAE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.176, blue: 0.682)

Android XML<color name="color_942dae">#942DAE</color>

SVG fillfill="#942DAE"

More Purple Colors

#942DAE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

9457eb 9400d3 9678b6 9370db 967bb6 915bc8 9810fa 8f00ff 9900cc 8e51ff 9900ff 8b72be 9c51b6 ab92b3 ba98dd cc81df dcd0ff f0ccff 20002e 3300cc 4a1863 5b0a91 6800b3 7a3db8

#942DAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #942DAE?

#942DAE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(148, 45, 174) in RGB and hsl(288, 59%, 43%) 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 8.25.

What is the RGB value of #942DAE?

#942DAE is rgb(148, 45, 174) — red 148, green 45, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #942DAE?

#942DAE converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 74%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #942DAE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #942DAE scores 6.47:1 against white and 3.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #942DAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #942DAE 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 12.54, which is visibly different.

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