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Recognised as Colour

#905FEF

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

#905FEF is a violet with RGB values 144, 95, 239 and HSL 260°, 82%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#905FEF#905FEF
HEX#905FEF
RGBrgb(144, 95, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.3725, 0.9373
RGB percentages56.5%, 37.3%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(260.4, 81.8%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.4, 60.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK39.7%, 60.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,461,743
CSS custom property--colour: #905FEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#6FA010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007EF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Deuteranopia#0D7AECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Tritanopia#787F9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.7Dark orchid · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.1Medium orchid · ΔE 20.2Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Blue violet · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEEF5F
Analogous#5F76EF, #D85FEF
Triadic#EF905F, #5FEF90
Split complementary#EFD85F, #76EF5F
Tetradic#EF5F76, #BEEF5F, #5FEFD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EAFD
Lighter +20%#D0BCF8
Lighter +10%#B08DF4
Darker −10%#7031EA
Darker −20%#5615D3
Darker −30%#4310A5
Darker −40%#300C76
More saturated +25%#8B4FFF
Less saturated −25%#9775D9

Channel breakdown

R144
G95
B239
Red144 (56.5%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue260.42°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 5F · B EF

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