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#994BEC Color

#994BEC is rgb(153, 75, 236) in RGB, hsl(269, 81%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 68%, 0%, 7%) 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 7.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#994BEC
HEX#994BEC
RGBrgb(153, 75, 236)
HSLhsl(269, 81%, 61%)
HSVhsv(269, 68%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 68%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.23 301.9)
LABlab(48.53% 55.30 -69.61)
LCHlch(48.53% 88.90 308.46)

What #994BEC 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 #994BEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 7.79Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.62Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 12.38French Violet#8806CEΔE 17Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 18.07Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 19.14

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

#994BEC Channel Values

How #994BEC 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 75 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 81% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 68% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.59:1 vs white · 4.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #994BEC 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 text4.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #994BEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #994BEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #994BEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#994BEC
Complementary
#9EEC4B
Analogous
#4B4EEC
Analogous
#E94BEC
Triadic
#EC994B
Triadic
#4BEC99
Split comp.
#ECE94B
Split comp.
#4EEC4B

Tints & Shades of #994BEC

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

#A662EF
#B67EF1
#C395F4
#D0ACF6
#DDC3F9
#EDDFFC

Shades

#8426E8
#7016D0
#5C12AB
#450E81
#320A5C
#1E0637

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #994BEC.

How #994BEC 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#994BEC
Protanopia#5E5EEC
Protanomaly#7A57EC
Deuteranopia#6D6DEB
Deuteranomaly#8161EB
Tritanopia#817272
Tritanomaly#8B64B0
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #994BEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-994bec: #994BEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #994BEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-994bec': '#994BEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.294, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_994bec">#994BEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#994BEC"

More Purple Colors

#994BEC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#994BEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #994BEC?

#994BEC is a light purple — rgb(153, 75, 236) in RGB and hsl(269, 81%, 61%) 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 7.79.

What is the RGB value of #994BEC?

#994BEC is rgb(153, 75, 236) — red 153, green 75, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #994BEC?

#994BEC converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 68%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #994BEC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #994BEC scores 4.59:1 against white and 4.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #994BEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #994BEC 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 11.62, which is visibly different.

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