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#946EED Color

#946EED is rgb(148, 110, 237) in RGB, hsl(258, 78%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 54%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#946EED
HEX#946EED
RGBrgb(148, 110, 237)
HSLhsl(258, 78%, 68%)
HSVhsv(258, 54%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 54%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(63.5% 0.184 294.4)
LABlab(54.97% 36.75 -59.86)
LCHlch(54.97% 70.24 301.55)

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

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.12Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.53Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 12.64Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.24Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.42Iris#5A4FCFΔE 16.17

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

#946EED Channel Values

How #946EED 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 110 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 78% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 54% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.68:1 vs white · 5.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #946EED 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 text3.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #946EED

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

Base
#946EED
Complementary
#C7ED6E
Analogous
#6E87ED
Analogous
#D46EED
Triadic
#ED946E
Triadic
#6EED94
Split comp.
#EDD46E
Split comp.
#87ED6E

Tints & Shades of #946EED

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

#A180EF
#B297F2
#BFA9F4
#CDBBF7
#DACDF9
#EBE4FC

Shades

#7645E8
#581CE3
#4817BA
#36118D
#270C64
#17073B

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How #946EED 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#946EED
Protanopia#7676ED
Protanomaly#8373ED
Deuteranopia#7C7CED
Deuteranomaly#8677ED
Tritanopia#7E8787
Tritanomaly#877EB9
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #946EED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-946eed: #946EED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #946EED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-946eed': '#946EED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.431, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_946eed">#946EED</color>
SVG fillfill="#946EED"

More Purple Colors

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

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#946EED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #946EED?

#946EED is a light purple — rgb(148, 110, 237) in RGB and hsl(258, 78%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.12.

What is the RGB value of #946EED?

#946EED is rgb(148, 110, 237) — red 148, green 110, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #946EED?

#946EED converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 54%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #946EED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #946EED scores 3.68:1 against white and 5.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #946EED 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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