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#947FD7 Color

#947FD7 is rgb(148, 127, 215) in RGB, hsl(254, 52%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 41%, 0%, 16%) 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 7.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#947FD7
HEX#947FD7
RGBrgb(148, 127, 215)
HSLhsl(254, 52%, 67%)
HSVhsv(254, 41%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 41%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.13 293.5)
LABlab(57.96% 23.01 -42.84)
LCHlch(57.96% 48.63 298.24)

What #947FD7 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 #947FD7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.97Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 8.9Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.19Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.54Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.5Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 14.7

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

#947FD7 Channel Values

How #947FD7 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 127 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 52% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 41% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.35:1 vs white · 6.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #947FD7 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 text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #947FD7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #947FD7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #947FD7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#947FD7
Complementary
#C2D77F
Analogous
#7F96D7
Analogous
#BF7FD7
Triadic
#D7947F
Triadic
#7FD794
Split comp.
#D7BF7F
Split comp.
#96D77F

Tints & Shades of #947FD7

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

#A18FDC
#B1A2E2
#BEB1E7
#CEC5ED
#DBD4F2
#EBE8F8

Shades

#765CCC
#5A3CBE
#4A319B
#392678
#291B55
#181032

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #947FD7.

How #947FD7 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#947FD7
Protanopia#8383D7
Protanomaly#8A81D7
Deuteranopia#8686D7
Deuteranomaly#8C84D7
Tritanopia#868E8E
Tritanomaly#8C88B0
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #947FD7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-947fd7: #947FD7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #947FD7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-947fd7': '#947FD7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.498, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_947fd7">#947FD7</color>
SVG fillfill="#947FD7"

More Blue Colors

#947FD7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#947FD7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #947FD7?

#947FD7 is a light blue — rgb(148, 127, 215) in RGB and hsl(254, 52%, 67%) 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 7.97.

What is the RGB value of #947FD7?

#947FD7 is rgb(148, 127, 215) — red 148, green 127, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #947FD7?

#947FD7 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 41%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #947FD7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #947FD7 scores 3.35:1 against white and 6.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #947FD7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #947FD7 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 12.19, which is visibly different.

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