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#9945ED Color

#9945ED is rgb(153, 69, 237) in RGB, hsl(270, 82%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 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 9.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9945ED
HEX#9945ED
RGBrgb(153, 69, 237)
HSLhsl(270, 82%, 60%)
HSVhsv(270, 71%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 71%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.238 302.3)
LABlab(47.61% 58.10 -71.66)
LCHlch(47.61% 92.26 309.03)

What #9945ED 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 #9945ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.13Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.32Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.18French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.26Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.17Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 15.79

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

#9945ED Channel Values

How #9945ED 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 69 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 82% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 71% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.74:1 vs white · 4.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9945ED 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 text4.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9945ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9945ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9945ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9945ED
Complementary
#99ED45
Analogous
#4545ED
Analogous
#ED45ED
Triadic
#ED9945
Triadic
#45ED99
Split comp.
#EDED45
Split comp.
#45ED45

Tints & Shades of #9945ED

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

#A65DEF
#B578F2
#C290F4
#D1ABF7
#DEC3F9
#EDDFFC

Shades

#8520E9
#7014CC
#5C11A7
#470D82
#33095D
#1F0638

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9945ED.

How #9945ED 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#9945ED
Protanopia#5B5BED
Protanomaly#7953ED
Deuteranopia#6A6AEC
Deuteranomaly#805EEC
Tritanopia#816F6F
Tritanomaly#8B61B0
Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #9945ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9945ed: #9945ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9945ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9945ed': '#9945ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.271, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_9945ed">#9945ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#9945ED"

More Purple Colors

#9945ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#9945ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9945ED?

#9945ED is a light purple — rgb(153, 69, 237) in RGB and hsl(270, 82%, 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 9.13.

What is the RGB value of #9945ED?

#9945ED is rgb(153, 69, 237) — red 153, green 69, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9945ED?

#9945ED converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 71%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9945ED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9945ED scores 4.74:1 against white and 4.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9945ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9945ED 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 9.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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