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#946CB7 Color

#946CB7 is rgb(148, 108, 183) in RGB, hsl(272, 34%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 41%, 0%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#946CB7
HEX#946CB7
RGBrgb(148, 108, 183)
HSLhsl(272, 34%, 57%)
HSVhsv(272, 41%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 41%, 0%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.118 307.7)
LABlab(52.07% 27.36 -33.88)
LCHlch(52.07% 43.55 308.93)

What #946CB7 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 #946CB7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 5.77Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.67Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.8Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.84Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 13.27Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 13.4

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

#946CB7 Channel Values

How #946CB7 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 108 · B 1838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 34% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 41% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.13:1 vs white · 5.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #946CB7 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #946CB7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #946CB7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #946CB7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#946CB7
Complementary
#8FB76C
Analogous
#6F6CB7
Analogous
#B76CB4
Triadic
#B7946C
Triadic
#6CB794
Split comp.
#B4B76C
Split comp.
#6CB76F

Tints & Shades of #946CB7

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

#A381C1
#B295CB
#C1AAD5
#CDBBDD
#DCCFE7
#EBE4F2

Shades

#8052A7
#6E4790
#593974
#462D5C
#322041
#1F1429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #946CB7.

How #946CB7 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#946CB7
Protanopia#7474B7
Protanomaly#8271B7
Deuteranopia#7B7BB6
Deuteranomaly#8675B7
Tritanopia#8A7979
Tritanomaly#8E7496
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #946CB7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-946cb7: #946CB7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #946CB7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-946cb7': '#946CB7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.424, blue: 0.718)
Android XML<color name="color_946cb7">#946CB7</color>
SVG fillfill="#946CB7"

More Purple Colors

#946CB7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#946CB7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #946CB7?

#946CB7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(148, 108, 183) in RGB and hsl(272, 34%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #946CB7?

#946CB7 is rgb(148, 108, 183) — red 148, green 108, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #946CB7?

#946CB7 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 41%, 0%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #946CB7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #946CB7 scores 4.13:1 against white and 5.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #946CB7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #946CB7 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 17.46, which is visibly different.

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