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Recognised as Colour

#917DBF

  • #917DBF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#917DBF is a violet with RGB values 145, 125, 191 and HSL 258°, 34%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#917DBF#917DBF
HEX#917DBF
RGBrgb(145, 125, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.4902, 0.749
RGB percentages56.9%, 49%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(258.2, 34%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.2, 34.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK24.1%, 34.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,534,911
CSS custom property--colour: #917DBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#6E8240

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D88C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#7087BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#888895no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Plum · ΔE 22.3Medium purple · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 26.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 28Light slate grey · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 22.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABBF7D
Analogous#7D8ABF, #B27DBF
Triadic#BF917D, #7DBF91
Split complementary#BFB27D, #8ABF7D
Tetradic#BF7D8A, #ABBF7D, #7DBFB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E4F1
Lighter +20%#CBC1E1
Lighter +10%#AE9FD0
Darker −10%#745BAE
Darker −20%#5D478F
Darker −30%#47366D
Darker −40%#30254B
More saturated +25%#8765D7
Less saturated −25%#9B95A7

Channel breakdown

R145
G125
B191
Red145 (56.9%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue258.18°
Saturation (HSL)34.02%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 7D · B BF

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