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#943DEB Color

#943DEB is rgb(148, 61, 235) in RGB, hsl(270, 81%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 74%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#943DEB
HEX#943DEB
RGBrgb(148, 61, 235)
HSLhsl(270, 81%, 58%)
HSVhsv(270, 74%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 74%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.244 301.7)
LABlab(45.59% 59.98 -73.84)
LCHlch(45.59% 95.14 309.09)

What #943DEB 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 #943DEB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 5.73French Violet#8806CEΔE 11.67Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 12.74Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 12.93Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 13.51Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.46

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

#943DEB Channel Values

How #943DEB 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 61 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 81% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 74% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.09:1 vs white · 4.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #943DEB 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 text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #943DEB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #943DEB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #943DEB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#943DEB
Complementary
#94EB3D
Analogous
#3D3DEB
Analogous
#EB3DEB
Triadic
#EB943D
Triadic
#3DEB94
Split comp.
#EBEB3D
Split comp.
#3DEB3D

Tints & Shades of #943DEB

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

#A359EE
#B070F0
#BF8CF3
#CFA7F6
#DEC3F9
#EBDAFB

Shades

#7F18E7
#6E15C6
#5911A2
#450D7D
#300958
#1F0637

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #943DEB.

How #943DEB 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#943DEB
Protanopia#5454EB
Protanomaly#734CEB
Deuteranopia#6565EA
Deuteranomaly#7A57EA
Tritanopia#7A6A6A
Tritanomaly#855CAD
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #943DEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-943deb: #943DEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #943DEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-943deb': '#943DEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.239, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_943deb">#943DEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#943DEB"

More Purple Colors

#943DEB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#943DEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #943DEB?

#943DEB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(148, 61, 235) in RGB and hsl(270, 81%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.73.

What is the RGB value of #943DEB?

#943DEB is rgb(148, 61, 235) — red 148, green 61, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #943DEB?

#943DEB converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 74%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #943DEB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #943DEB scores 5.09:1 against white and 4.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #943DEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #943DEB 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 5.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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