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Colour

#916EDE

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

#916EDE is a violet with RGB values 145, 110, 222 and HSL 259°, 63%, 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

#916EDE#916EDE
HEX#916EDE
RGBrgb(145, 110, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.4314, 0.8706
RGB percentages56.9%, 43.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(258.8, 62.9%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.8, 50.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK34.7%, 50.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,531,102
CSS custom property--colour: #916EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#6E9121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4483E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C81DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7F849Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 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 text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 2.9Slate blue · ΔE 10.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.4Royal blue · ΔE 18.7Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 2.88, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBDE6E
Analogous#6E83DE, #C96EDE
Triadic#DE916E, #6EDE91
Split complementary#DEC96E, #83DE6E
Tetradic#DE6E83, #BBDE6E, #6EDEC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EBFA
Lighter +20%#D0C1F1
Lighter +10%#B198E7
Darker −10%#7144D5
Darker −20%#582BBB
Darker −30%#442192
Darker −40%#311868
More saturated +25%#8958F4
Less saturated −25%#9984C8

Channel breakdown

R145
G110
B222
Red145 (56.9%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue258.75°
Saturation (HSL)62.92%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 6E · B DE

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