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Recognised as Colour

#905DFE

  • #905DFE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#905DFE is a violet with RGB values 144, 93, 254 and HSL 259°, 99%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#905DFE#905DFE
HEX#905DFE
RGBrgb(144, 93, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.3647, 0.9961
RGB percentages56.5%, 36.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(259, 98.8%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259, 63.4%, 99.6%)
CMYK43.3%, 63.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,461,246
CSS custom property--colour: #905DFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#6FA201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0080FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#007BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7183A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5Blue violet · ΔE 17.8Dark orchid · ΔE 18.6Dark violet · ΔE 24.7Medium orchid · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBFE5D
Analogous#5D7BFE, #E05DFE
Triadic#FE905D, #5DFE90
Split complementary#FEE15D, #7AFE5D
Tetradic#FE5D7B, #CBFE5D, #5DFEE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F5FF
Lighter +20%#D5C2FF
Lighter +10%#B390FE
Darker −10%#6D2AFE
Darker −20%#4E02F3
Darker −30%#3E01C1
Darker −40%#2E018E
More saturated +25%#905CFF
Less saturated −25%#9771EA

Channel breakdown

R144
G93
B254
Red144 (56.5%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue259.01°
Saturation (HSL)98.77%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 5D · B FE

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