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#9944EE Color

#9944EE is rgb(153, 68, 238) in RGB, hsl(270, 83%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 71%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9944EE
HEX#9944EE
RGBrgb(153, 68, 238)
HSLhsl(270, 83%, 60%)
HSVhsv(270, 71%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 71%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.24 302.2)
LABlab(47.51% 58.70 -72.38)
LCHlch(47.51% 93.19 309.04)

What #9944EE 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 #9944EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.43Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 12.19Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.72French Violet#8806CEΔE 13.82Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 14.66Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14.94

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

#9944EE Channel Values

How #9944EE 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 68 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 83% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 71% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.76:1 vs white · 4.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9944EE 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 text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9944EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9944EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9944EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9944EE
Complementary
#99EE44
Analogous
#4444EE
Analogous
#EE44EE
Triadic
#EE9944
Triadic
#44EE99
Split comp.
#EEEE44
Split comp.
#44EE44

Tints & Shades of #9944EE

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

#A65CF0
#B578F2
#C28FF5
#D1ABF7
#DEC2F9
#EDDEFC

Shades

#851FEA
#7013CD
#5C10A8
#470C83
#33095D
#1F0538

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9944EE.

How #9944EE 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#9944EE
Protanopia#5A5AEE
Protanomaly#7852EE
Deuteranopia#6A6AED
Deuteranomaly#7F5DED
Tritanopia#806F6F
Tritanomaly#8B60B1
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9944EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9944ee: #9944EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9944EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9944ee': '#9944EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.267, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_9944ee">#9944EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9944EE"

More Purple Colors

#9944EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9944EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9944EE?

#9944EE is a light purple — rgb(153, 68, 238) in RGB and hsl(270, 83%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.43.

What is the RGB value of #9944EE?

#9944EE is rgb(153, 68, 238) — red 153, green 68, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9944EE?

#9944EE converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 71%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9944EE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9944EE scores 4.76:1 against white and 4.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9944EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9944EE 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 8.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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