Colour

#903DBF

#903DBF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#903DBF is a violet with RGB values 144, 61, 191 and HSL 278°, 52%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#903DBF

RGBrgb(144, 61, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.2392, 0.749

RGB percentages56.5%, 23.9%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(278.3, 51.6%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.3, 68.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK24.6%, 68.1%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,452,991

CSS custom property--colour: #903DBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.82:1

Contrast with white5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#6FC240

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B66BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8A5879no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 12.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.1 Slate blue · ΔE 20.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6CBF3D

Analogous#4F3DBF, #BF3DAD

Triadic#BF903D, #3DBF90

Split complementary#ADBF3D, #3DBF4F

Tetradic#BF4F3D, #6CBF3D, #3DADBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E8D6F2

Lighter +30%#D2AFE6

Lighter +20%#BC89D9

Lighter +10%#A662CD

Darker −10%#733198

Darker −20%#562472

Darker −30%#39184B

Darker −40%#1B0C24

More saturated +25%#991EDF

Less saturated −25%#875DA0

Channel breakdown

R144

G61

B191

Red144 (56.5%)

Green61 (23.9%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue278.31°

Saturation (HSL)51.59%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 90 · G 3D · B BF

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