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#947AFA Color

#947AFA is rgb(148, 122, 250) in RGB, hsl(252, 93%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 51%, 0%, 2%) 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 8.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#947AFA
HEX#947AFA
RGBrgb(148, 122, 250)
HSLhsl(252, 93%, 73%)
HSVhsv(252, 51%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 51%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.183 289.8)
LABlab(58.35% 33.04 -61.65)
LCHlch(58.35% 69.94 298.19)

What #947AFA 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 #947AFA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.6Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.77Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 14.49Amethyst#9966CCΔE 17.33Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 17.6Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 18.04

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

#947AFA Channel Values

How #947AFA 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 122 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 93% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 51% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.27:1 vs white · 6.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #947AFA 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 text3.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #947AFA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #947AFA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #947AFA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#947AFA
Complementary
#E1FA7A
Analogous
#7AA1FA
Analogous
#D47AFA
Triadic
#FA947A
Triadic
#7AFA94
Split comp.
#FAD47A
Split comp.
#A1FA7A

Tints & Shades of #947AFA

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

#A48EFB
#B09DFB
#BFB0FC
#CBBFFD
#DBD3FD
#E7E1FE

Shades

#6C49F8
#4418F7
#3008D4
#2606A7
#1B0476
#100245

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #947AFA.

How #947AFA 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#947AFA
Protanopia#7F7FFA
Protanomaly#887DFA
Deuteranopia#8383FA
Deuteranomaly#8A80FA
Tritanopia#7B9393
Tritanomaly#868AC5
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #947AFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-947afa: #947AFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #947AFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-947afa': '#947AFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.478, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_947afa">#947AFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#947AFA"

More Blue Colors

#947AFA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#947AFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #947AFA?

#947AFA is a light blue — rgb(148, 122, 250) in RGB and hsl(252, 93%, 73%) 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 8.6.

What is the RGB value of #947AFA?

#947AFA is rgb(148, 122, 250) — red 148, green 122, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #947AFA?

#947AFA converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 51%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #947AFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #947AFA scores 3.27:1 against white and 6.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #947AFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #947AFA 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 8.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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