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#992CED Color

#992CED is rgb(153, 44, 237) in RGB, hsl(274, 84%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 81%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#992CED
HEX#992CED
RGBrgb(153, 44, 237)
HSLhsl(274, 84%, 55%)
HSVhsv(274, 81%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 81%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.262 304.2)
LABlab(44.27% 67.23 -77.09)
LCHlch(44.27% 102.28 311.09)

What #992CED 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 #992CED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 4.97Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 5.33Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 8.63French Violet#8806CEΔE 9.2Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 13.9Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 14.7

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

#992CED Channel Values

How #992CED 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 153 · G 44 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 84% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 81% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.33:1 vs white · 3.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #992CED 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 text5.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #992CED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #992CED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #992CED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#992CED
Complementary
#7FED2C
Analogous
#392CED
Analogous
#ED2CE0
Triadic
#ED992C
Triadic
#2CED99
Split comp.
#E0ED2C
Split comp.
#2CED39

Tints & Shades of #992CED

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

#A748EF
#B464F2
#C280F4
#D2A1F7
#DFBDF9
#EDD9FC

Shades

#8814E1
#7110BC
#5E0D9B
#4A0B7A
#360859
#1F0434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #992CED.

How #992CED 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#992CED
Protanopia#4E4EED
Protanomaly#7342ED
Deuteranopia#6262EC
Deuteranomaly#7C52EC
Tritanopia#7F6565
Tritanomaly#8A53AD
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #992CED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-992ced: #992CED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #992CED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-992ced': '#992CED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.173, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_992ced">#992CED</color>
SVG fillfill="#992CED"

More Purple Colors

#992CED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#992CED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #992CED?

#992CED is a mid-tone purple — rgb(153, 44, 237) in RGB and hsl(274, 84%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.97.

What is the RGB value of #992CED?

#992CED is rgb(153, 44, 237) — red 153, green 44, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #992CED?

#992CED converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 81%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #992CED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #992CED scores 5.33:1 against white and 3.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #992CED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #992CED 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 5.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.