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Recognised as Colour

#914FBE

  • #914FBE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#914FBE is a violet with RGB values 145, 79, 190 and HSL 276°, 46%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#914FBE#914FBE
HEX#914FBE
RGBrgb(145, 79, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.3098, 0.7451
RGB percentages56.9%, 31%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(275.7, 46.1%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.7, 58.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK23.7%, 58.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,523,134
CSS custom property--colour: #914FBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#6EB041

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#276AC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#426EBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8B647Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.9Medium purple · ΔE 14Slate blue · ΔE 15.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CBE4F
Analogous#594FBE, #BE4FB4
Triadic#BE914F, #4FBE91
Split complementary#B3BE4F, #4FBE5A
Tetradic#BE5A4F, #7CBE4F, #4FB4BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE4F5
Lighter +30%#D7BFE7
Lighter +20%#C099DA
Lighter +10%#A874CC
Darker −10%#763B9F
Darker −20%#5B2D7A
Darker −30%#3F1F55
Darker −40%#23122F
More saturated +25%#9731DC
Less saturated −25%#8B6DA0

Channel breakdown

R145
G79
B190
Red145 (56.9%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue275.68°
Saturation (HSL)46.06%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 4F · B BE

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