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Recognised as Colour

#903EBD

  • #903EBD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#903EBD is a violet with RGB values 144, 62, 189 and HSL 279°, 51%, 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 Medium orchid.

Colour values

#903EBD#903EBD
HEX#903EBD
RGBrgb(144, 62, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.2431, 0.7412
RGB percentages56.5%, 24.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(278.7, 50.6%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 67.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK23.8%, 67.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,453,245
CSS custom property--colour: #903EBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.9 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#595959
Inverted#6FC142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F67BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8A5878no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 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

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.5Dark orchid · ΔE 12.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.7Dark magenta · ΔE 18.5Slate blue · ΔE 20.1Purple · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BBD3E
Analogous#513EBD, #BD3EAA
Triadic#BD903E, #3EBD90
Split complementary#ABBD3E, #3EBD51
Tetradic#BD513E, #6BBD3E, #3EAABD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8D6F1
Lighter +30%#D2AFE5
Lighter +20%#BC89D8
Lighter +10%#A662CC
Darker −10%#733197
Darker −20%#552570
Darker −30%#38184A
Darker −40%#1B0C23
More saturated +25%#991FDC
Less saturated −25%#875D9E

Channel breakdown

R144
G62
B189
Red144 (56.5%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue278.74°
Saturation (HSL)50.6%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 3E · B BD

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