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#944BDD Color

#944BDD is rgb(148, 75, 221) in RGB, hsl(270, 68%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 66%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.27. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#944BDD
HEX#944BDD
RGBrgb(148, 75, 221)
HSLhsl(270, 68%, 58%)
HSVhsv(270, 66%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 66%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.214 303.2)
LABlab(47.00% 51.35 -63.66)
LCHlch(47.00% 81.79 308.89)

What #944BDD 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 #944BDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 5.27Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.02Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 16.86Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 17.03Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 17.8Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 17.91

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

#944BDD Channel Values

How #944BDD 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 75 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 68% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 66% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.87:1 vs white · 4.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #944BDD 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 text4.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #944BDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #944BDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #944BDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#944BDD
Complementary
#94DD4B
Analogous
#4B4BDD
Analogous
#DD4BDD
Triadic
#DD944B
Triadic
#4BDD94
Split comp.
#DDDD4B
Split comp.
#4BDD4B

Tints & Shades of #944BDD

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

#A365E2
#B07AE6
#BF94EB
#CFAEEF
#DEC7F4
#EBDDF8

Shades

#7F29D6
#6E23B8
#591D96
#451674
#301051
#1F0A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #944BDD.

How #944BDD 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#944BDD
Protanopia#5D5DDD
Protanomaly#7756DD
Deuteranopia#6A6ADC
Deuteranomaly#7D5FDC
Tritanopia#7F6D6D
Tritanomaly#8861A6
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #944BDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-944bdd: #944BDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #944BDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-944bdd': '#944BDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.294, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_944bdd">#944BDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#944BDD"

More Purple Colors

#944BDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#944BDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #944BDD?

#944BDD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(148, 75, 221) in RGB and hsl(270, 68%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.27.

What is the RGB value of #944BDD?

#944BDD is rgb(148, 75, 221) — red 148, green 75, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #944BDD?

#944BDD converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 66%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #944BDD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #944BDD scores 4.87:1 against white and 4.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #944BDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #944BDD 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 10.02, which is visibly different.

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