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Recognised as Colour

#917CA3

  • #917CA3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#917CA3 is a violet with RGB values 145, 124, 163 and HSL 272°, 17%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#917CA3#917CA3
HEX#917CA3
RGBrgb(145, 124, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.4863, 0.6392
RGB percentages56.9%, 48.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(272.3, 17.5%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.3, 23.9%, 63.9%)
CMYK11%, 23.9%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,534,627
CSS custom property--colour: #917CA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#6E835C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7683A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A84A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8F8189no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2Slate grey · ΔE 19.5Gray · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Plum · ΔE 25.1Rosy brown · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 19.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EA37C
Analogous#7E7CA3, #A37CA1
Triadic#A3917C, #7CA391
Split complementary#A2A37C, #7CA37E
Tetradic#A37E7C, #8EA37C, #7CA1A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F4F7
Lighter +30%#DCD6E2
Lighter +20%#C3B8CD
Lighter +10%#AA9AB8
Darker −10%#78618B
Darker −20%#5E4C6D
Darker −30%#44374F
Darker −40%#2A2231
More saturated +25%#9360BF
Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R145
G124
B163
Red145 (56.9%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue272.31°
Saturation (HSL)17.49%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 7C · B A3

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