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Colour

#917ECA

  • #917ECA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#917ECA is a violet with RGB values 145, 126, 202 and HSL 255°, 42%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#917ECA#917ECA
HEX#917ECA
RGBrgb(145, 126, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.4941, 0.7922
RGB percentages56.9%, 49.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(255, 41.8%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 37.6%, 79.2%)
CMYK28.2%, 37.6%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,535,178
CSS custom property--colour: #917ECA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#6E8135

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#698ACDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C88C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#858B9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Plum · ΔE 23.6Slate blue · ΔE 27Dark slateblue · ΔE 27Steel blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7CA7E
Analogous#7E91CA, #B77ECA
Triadic#CA917E, #7ECA91
Split complementary#CAB77E, #91CA7E
Tetradic#CA7E91, #B7CA7E, #7ECAB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEAF7
Lighter +20%#CFC6E8
Lighter +10%#B0A2D9
Darker −10%#725ABB
Darker −20%#5942A0
Darker −30%#45337C
Darker −40%#312458
More saturated +25%#8667E1
Less saturated −25%#9C95B3

Channel breakdown

R145
G126
B202
Red145 (56.9%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)41.76%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 7E · B CA

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