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#952FF4 Color

#952FF4 is rgb(149, 47, 244) in RGB, hsl(271, 90%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 81%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#952FF4
HEX#952FF4
RGBrgb(149, 47, 244)
HSLhsl(271, 90%, 57%)
HSVhsv(271, 81%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 81%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(56.5% 0.265 301.3)
LABlab(44.53% 66.78 -80.63)
LCHlch(44.53% 104.69 309.63)

What #952FF4 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 #952FF4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 5.65Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 6.86Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 11.6French Violet#8806CEΔE 11.74Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 13.63Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 13.8

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

#952FF4 Channel Values

How #952FF4 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 149 · G 47 · B 2448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 90% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 81% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.26:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #952FF4 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.

TextWhite text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #952FF4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #952FF4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #952FF4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#952FF4
Complementary
#8EF42F
Analogous
#322FF4
Analogous
#F42FF1
Triadic
#F4952F
Triadic
#2FF495
Split comp.
#F1F42F
Split comp.
#2FF432

Tints & Shades of #952FF4

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

#A34CF6
#B269F7
#C186F9
#CE9EFA
#DCBBFB
#EBD8FD

Shades

#810CED
#6E0BCB
#5909A5
#470783
#32055C
#20033A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #952FF4.

How #952FF4 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#952FF4
Protanopia#4D4DF4
Protanomaly#7143F4
Deuteranopia#6161F3
Deuteranomaly#7951F3
Tritanopia#786868
Tritanomaly#8557B2
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #952FF4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-952ff4: #952FF4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #952FF4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-952ff4': '#952FF4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.184, blue: 0.957)
Android XML<color name="color_952ff4">#952FF4</color>
SVG fillfill="#952FF4"

More Purple Colors

#952FF4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#952FF4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #952FF4?

#952FF4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(149, 47, 244) in RGB and hsl(271, 90%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #952FF4?

#952FF4 is rgb(149, 47, 244) — red 149, green 47, and blue 244 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #952FF4?

#952FF4 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 81%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #952FF4 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #952FF4 scores 5.26:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #952FF4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #952FF4 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 6.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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