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Colour

#916BC6

  • #916BC6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#916BC6 is a violet with RGB values 145, 107, 198 and HSL 265°, 44%, 60%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#916BC6#916BC6
HEX#916BC6
RGBrgb(145, 107, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.4196, 0.7765
RGB percentages56.9%, 42%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(265.1, 44.4%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.1, 46%, 77.6%)
CMYK26.8%, 46%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,530,310
CSS custom property--colour: #916BC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#6E9439

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#517DC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A7DC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#877B8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.9Slate blue · ΔE 17.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 23Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4Royal blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)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#A0C66B
Analogous#6B73C6, #BF6BC6
Triadic#C6916B, #6BC691
Split complementary#C6BF6B, #73C66B
Tetradic#C66B72, #A0C66B, #6BC6BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#E3D9F1
Lighter +20%#C8B5E2
Lighter +10%#AC90D4
Darker −10%#7647B7
Darker −20%#5E3893
Darker −30%#462A6E
Darker −40%#2F1C49
More saturated +25%#8D51E0
Less saturated −25%#9585AC

Channel breakdown

R145
G107
B198
Red145 (56.9%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue265.05°
Saturation (HSL)44.39%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 6B · B C6

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