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#947CFE Color

#947CFE is rgb(148, 124, 254) in RGB, hsl(251, 98%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 51%, 0%, 0%) 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 8.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#947CFE
HEX#947CFE
RGBrgb(148, 124, 254)
HSLhsl(251, 98%, 74%)
HSVhsv(251, 51%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 51%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.186 288.9)
LABlab(59.02% 32.83 -62.79)
LCHlch(59.02% 70.85 297.60)

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

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.63Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 13.04Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.34Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 16.88Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 17.57Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 18.26

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

#947CFE Channel Values

How #947CFE 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 124 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 98% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 51% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.19:1 vs white · 6.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #947CFE 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 text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #947CFE

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

Base
#947CFE
Complementary
#E6FE7C
Analogous
#7CA5FE
Analogous
#D57CFE
Triadic
#FE947C
Triadic
#7CFE94
Split comp.
#FED57C
Split comp.
#A5FE7C

Tints & Shades of #947CFE

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

#A08BFE
#B09FFE
#BDAEFE
#CDC2FE
#DAD2FF
#EAE6FF

Shades

#6A49FD
#4117FD
#2B02DE
#2102AC
#170179
#0E0147

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

How #947CFE 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#947CFE
Protanopia#8080FE
Protanomaly#897FFE
Deuteranopia#8585FE
Deuteranomaly#8B81FE
Tritanopia#7A9595
Tritanomaly#858CC8
Achromatopsia#909090

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Using #947CFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-947cfe: #947CFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #947CFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-947cfe': '#947CFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.486, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_947cfe">#947CFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#947CFE"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#947CFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #947CFE?

#947CFE is a light blue — rgb(148, 124, 254) in RGB and hsl(251, 98%, 74%) 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 8.63.

What is the RGB value of #947CFE?

#947CFE is rgb(148, 124, 254) — red 148, green 124, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #947CFE?

#947CFE converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 51%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #947CFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #947CFE scores 3.19:1 against white and 6.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #947CFE 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 8.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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