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Colour

#905EE9

  • #905EE9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#905EE9 is a violet with RGB values 144, 94, 233 and HSL 262°, 76%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#905EE9#905EE9
HEX#905EE9
RGBrgb(144, 94, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.3686, 0.9137
RGB percentages56.5%, 36.9%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(261.6, 76%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 59.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK38.2%, 59.7%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,461,481
CSS custom property--colour: #905EE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#6FA116

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007CEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E79E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7A7C9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.9Slate blue · ΔE 16Dark orchid · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.8Royal blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7E95E
Analogous#5E71E9, #D65EE9
Triadic#E9905E, #5EE990
Split complementary#E9D55E, #71E95E
Tetradic#E95E71, #B7E95E, #5EE9D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE5FB
Lighter +20%#CEB8F5
Lighter +10%#AF8BEF
Darker −10%#7131E3
Darker −20%#591BC6
Darker −30%#441599
Darker −40%#300F6C
More saturated +25%#8A48FF
Less saturated −25%#9675D2

Channel breakdown

R144
G94
B233
Red144 (56.5%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue261.58°
Saturation (HSL)75.96%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 5E · B E9

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