Colour

#904AE2

#904AE2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#904AE2 is a violet with RGB values 144, 74, 226 and HSL 268°, 72%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#904AE2#904AE2

HEX#904AE2

RGBrgb(144, 74, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.2902, 0.8863

RGB percentages56.5%, 29%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(267.6, 72.4%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.6, 67.3%, 88.6%)

CMYK36.3%, 67.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,456,354

CSS custom property--colour: #904AE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#6FB51D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#006FDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Tritanopia#7E6D90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.1 Blue violet · ΔE 15.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9 Dark violet · ΔE 20.2 Slate blue · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CE24A

Analogous#4A50E2, #DC4AE2

Triadic#E2904A, #4AE290

Split complementary#E2DC4A, #50E24A

Tetradic#E24A50, #9CE24A, #4AE2DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFAFE

Lighter +30%#E1CEF7

Lighter +20%#C6A2F0

Lighter +10%#AB76E9

Darker −10%#7522D7

Darker −20%#5D1BAB

Darker −30%#45147F

Darker −40%#2D0D53

More saturated +25%#8E30FC

Less saturated −25%#9264C8

Channel breakdown

R144

G74

B226

Red144 (56.5%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue267.63°

Saturation (HSL)72.38%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 90 · G 4A · B E2

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Colour values

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