Colour

#916DDD

#916DDD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#916DDD is a violet with RGB values 145, 109, 221 and HSL 259°, 62%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#916DDD

RGBrgb(145, 109, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.4275, 0.8667

RGB percentages56.9%, 42.7%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(259.3, 62.2%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 50.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK34.4%, 50.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,530,845

CSS custom property--colour: #916DDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#6E9222

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4382E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B80DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#80839Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 3 Slate blue · ΔE 10.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.4 Royal blue · ΔE 18.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 3.01, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B9DD6D

Analogous#6D81DD, #C96DDD

Triadic#DD916D, #6DDD91

Split complementary#DDC96D, #81DD6D

Tetradic#DD6D81, #B9DD6D, #6DDDC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEE9FA

Lighter +20%#CFC0F0

Lighter +10%#B096E7

Darker −10%#7244D3

Darker −20%#592BB9

Darker −30%#452190

Darker −40%#311866

More saturated +25%#8956F3

Less saturated −25%#9983C6

Channel breakdown

R145

G109

B221

Red145 (56.9%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue259.29°

Saturation (HSL)62.22%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 91 · G 6D · B DD

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