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#947DAA Color

#947DAA is rgb(148, 125, 170) in RGB, hsl(271, 21%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 26%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#947DAA
HEX#947DAA
RGBrgb(148, 125, 170)
HSLhsl(271, 21%, 58%)
HSVhsv(271, 26%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 26%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.071 307.7)
LABlab(55.81% 15.79 -20.67)
LCHlch(55.81% 26.01 307.38)

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

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.73Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.11Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.6Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 10.63French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.73African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.74

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

#947DAA Channel Values

How #947DAA 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 125 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 21% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 26% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.64:1 vs white · 5.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #947DAA 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 text3.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #947DAA

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

Base
#947DAA
Complementary
#93AA7D
Analogous
#7E7DAA
Analogous
#AA7DAA
Triadic
#AA957D
Triadic
#7DAA95
Split comp.
#AAAA7D
Split comp.
#7DAA7E

Tints & Shades of #947DAA

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

#A490B6
#B19FC1
#C0B2CD
#CFC4D9
#DED7E5
#EBE6EF

Shades

#80659A
#6E5785
#5A476C
#453653
#31263B
#1F1825

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

How #947DAA 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#947DAA
Protanopia#8181AA
Protanomaly#8980AA
Deuteranopia#8585AA
Deuteranomaly#8B82AA
Tritanopia#8E8484
Tritanomaly#918195
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #947DAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-947daa: #947DAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #947DAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-947daa': '#947DAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.490, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_947daa">#947DAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#947DAA"

More Purple Colors

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

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#947DAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #947DAA?

#947DAA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(148, 125, 170) in RGB and hsl(271, 21%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.73.

What is the RGB value of #947DAA?

#947DAA is rgb(148, 125, 170) — red 148, green 125, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #947DAA?

#947DAA converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 26%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #947DAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #947DAA scores 3.64:1 against white and 5.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #947DAA 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 21.4, which is visibly different.

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