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Recognised as Colour

#925BA0

  • #925BA0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#925BA0 is a violet with RGB values 146, 91, 160 and HSL 288°, 27%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#925BA0#925BA0
HEX#925BA0
RGBrgb(146, 91, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.3569, 0.6275
RGB percentages57.3%, 35.7%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(287.8, 27.5%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.8, 43.1%, 62.7%)
CMYK8.8%, 43.1%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,591,712
CSS custom property--colour: #925BA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#6DA45F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#516CA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F729Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Tritanopia#936476no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 25Orchid · ΔE 26.7Plum · ΔE 27.1Slate blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69A05B
Analogous#705BA0, #A05B8C
Triadic#A0925B, #5BA092
Split complementary#8CA05B, #5BA070
Tetradic#A0705B, #69A05B, #5B8CA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8DCEB
Lighter +30%#D3BBD9
Lighter +20%#BD9BC6
Lighter +10%#A87AB4
Darker −10%#74497F
Darker −20%#57365F
Darker −30%#39243E
Darker −40%#1B111E
More saturated +25%#A53CBF
Less saturated −25%#7F7A81

Channel breakdown

R146
G91
B160
Red146 (57.3%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue287.83°
Saturation (HSL)27.49%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 5B · B A0

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