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Recognised as Colour

#916FE7

  • #916FE7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#916FE7 is a violet with RGB values 145, 111, 231 and HSL 257°, 71%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#916FE7#916FE7
HEX#916FE7
RGBrgb(145, 111, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.4353, 0.9059
RGB percentages56.9%, 43.5%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(257, 71.4%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257, 51.9%, 90.6%)
CMYK37.2%, 51.9%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,531,367
CSS custom property--colour: #916FE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#6E9018

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D86EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4482E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7C87A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.5Slate blue · ΔE 10.7Royal blue · ΔE 17.9Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5E76F
Analogous#6F89E7, #CD6FE7
Triadic#E7916F, #6FE791
Split complementary#E7CD6F, #89E76F
Tetradic#E76F89, #C5E76F, #6FE7CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F2FD
Lighter +20%#D4C6F6
Lighter +10%#B29BEE
Darker −10%#7043E0
Darker −20%#5322CE
Darker −30%#411BA2
Darker −40%#301476
More saturated +25%#885AFC
Less saturated −25%#9A84D2

Channel breakdown

R145
G111
B231
Red145 (56.9%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue257°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 6F · B E7

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