Colour

#916EDD

#916EDD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#916EDD is a violet with RGB values 145, 110, 221 and HSL 259°, 62%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#916EDD

RGBrgb(145, 110, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.4314, 0.8667

RGB percentages56.9%, 43.1%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(258.9, 62%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 50.2%, 86.7%)

CMYK34.4%, 50.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,531,101

CSS custom property--colour: #916EDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#6E9122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4583E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D81DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Tritanopia#80849Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 2.4 Slate blue · ΔE 10.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.9 Royal blue · ΔE 18.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 2.36, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BADD6E

Analogous#6E82DD, #C96EDD

Triadic#DD916E, #6EDD91

Split complementary#DDC86E, #83DD6E

Tetradic#DD6E82, #BADD6E, #6EDDC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFEAFA

Lighter +20%#D0C1F0

Lighter +10%#B097E7

Darker −10%#7245D3

Darker −20%#582BBA

Darker −30%#452290

Darker −40%#311867

More saturated +25%#8958F3

Less saturated −25%#9984C7

Channel breakdown

R145

G110

B221

Red145 (56.9%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue258.92°

Saturation (HSL)62.01%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 91 · G 6E · B DD

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