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#943DFF Color

#943DFF is rgb(148, 61, 255) in RGB, hsl(267, 100%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 76%, 0%, 0%) 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 8.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#943DFF
HEX#943DFF
RGBrgb(148, 61, 255)
HSLhsl(267, 100%, 62%)
HSVhsv(267, 76%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 76%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.264 297.9)
LABlab(46.97% 63.64 -82.79)
LCHlch(46.97% 104.43 307.55)

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

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.96Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 9.75French Violet#8806CEΔE 15.4Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.7Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 15.85Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 16.41

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

#943DFF Channel Values

How #943DFF 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 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 100% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 76% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.8:1 vs white · 4.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #943DFF 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 text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #943DFF

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

Base
#943DFF
Complementary
#A8FF3D
Analogous
#3D47FF
Analogous
#F53DFF
Triadic
#FF943D
Triadic
#3DFF94
Split comp.
#FFF53D
Split comp.
#47FF3D

Tints & Shades of #943DFF

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

#A257FF
#B070FF
#BE8AFF
#CFA8FF
#DDC2FF
#EBDBFF

Shades

#7E14FF
#6700E6
#5500BD
#430094
#30006B
#1C003D

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

How #943DFF 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#943DFF
Protanopia#5454FF
Protanomaly#734CFF
Deuteranopia#6565FE
Deuteranomaly#7A57FF
Tritanopia#747272
Tritanomaly#8261BC
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #943DFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-943dff: #943DFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #943DFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-943dff': '#943DFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.239, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_943dff">#943DFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#943DFF"

More Purple Colors

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

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#943DFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #943DFF?

#943DFF is a light purple — rgb(148, 61, 255) in RGB and hsl(267, 100%, 62%) 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 8.96.

What is the RGB value of #943DFF?

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

What is the CMYK value of #943DFF?

#943DFF converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 76%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #943DFF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #943DFF scores 4.8:1 against white and 4.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #943DFF 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 8.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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