Colour

#904EAF

#904EAF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#904EAF is a violet with RGB values 144, 78, 175 and HSL 281°, 38%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#904EAF

RGBrgb(144, 78, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.3059, 0.6863

RGB percentages56.5%, 30.6%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(280.8, 38.3%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 55.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK17.7%, 55.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,457,327

CSS custom property--colour: #904EAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#6FB150

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3467B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B6CADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8D5E77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.7 Medium purple · ΔE 15.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4 Slate blue · ΔE 18.9 Purple · ΔE 21.5 Orchid · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6DAF4E

Analogous#604EAF, #AF4E9D

Triadic#AF904E, #4EAF90

Split complementary#9EAF4E, #4EAF5F

Tetradic#AF604E, #6DAF4E, #4E9DAF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8DAEF

Lighter +30%#D2B7DF

Lighter +20%#BC94CF

Lighter +10%#A671BF

Darker −10%#733E8C

Darker −20%#562F68

Darker −30%#391F45

Darker −40%#1C0F22

More saturated +25%#9B2ECF

Less saturated −25%#856E8F

Channel breakdown

R144

G78

B175

Red144 (56.5%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue280.82°

Saturation (HSL)38.34%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 90 · G 4E · B AF

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