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#9744E4 Color

#9744E4 is rgb(151, 68, 228) in RGB, hsl(271, 75%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 70%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9744E4
HEX#9744E4
RGBrgb(151, 68, 228)
HSLhsl(271, 75%, 58%)
HSVhsv(271, 70%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 70%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.23 303.6)
LABlab(46.62% 56.46 -68.20)
LCHlch(46.62% 88.54 309.62)

What #9744E4 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 #9744E4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.03Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.17Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 11.5French Violet#8806CEΔE 15.14Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 16.3Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 16.84

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

#9744E4 Channel Values

How #9744E4 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 151 · G 68 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 75% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 70% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.93:1 vs white · 4.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9744E4 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 text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9744E4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9744E4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9744E4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9744E4
Complementary
#91E444
Analogous
#4644E4
Analogous
#E444E2
Triadic
#E49744
Triadic
#44E497
Split comp.
#E2E444
Split comp.
#44E446

Tints & Shades of #9744E4

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

#A55EE8
#B275EB
#C18FEF
#D0AAF3
#DFC5F7
#EBDBFA

Shades

#8320DF
#701BC0
#5B169C
#471178
#320C55
#1F0836

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9744E4.

How #9744E4 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#9744E4
Protanopia#5959E4
Protanomaly#7752E4
Deuteranopia#6969E3
Deuteranomaly#7E5CE3
Tritanopia#816B6B
Tritanomaly#8A5EA9
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #9744E4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9744e4: #9744E4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9744E4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9744e4': '#9744E4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.267, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_9744e4">#9744E4</color>
SVG fillfill="#9744E4"

More Purple Colors

#9744E4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9744E4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9744E4?

#9744E4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(151, 68, 228) in RGB and hsl(271, 75%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.03.

What is the RGB value of #9744E4?

#9744E4 is rgb(151, 68, 228) — red 151, green 68, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9744E4?

#9744E4 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 70%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9744E4 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9744E4 scores 4.93:1 against white and 4.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9744E4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9744E4 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 9.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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