Colour

#925EA5

#925EA5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#925EA5 is a violet with RGB values 146, 94, 165 and HSL 284°, 28%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#925EA5

RGBrgb(146, 94, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.3686, 0.6471

RGB percentages57.3%, 36.9%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(283.9, 28.3%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.9, 43%, 64.7%)

CMYK11.5%, 43%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,592,485

CSS custom property--colour: #925EA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1

Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#6DA15A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#526FA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6074A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Tritanopia#91687Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 21.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.6 Orchid · ΔE 26.4 Plum · ΔE 26.6 Slate blue · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 21.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#71A55E

Analogous#6F5EA5, #A55E94

Triadic#A5925E, #5EA592

Split complementary#95A55E, #5EA56E

Tetradic#A56E5E, #71A55E, #5E94A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EBE1EE

Lighter +30%#D4C0DC

Lighter +20%#BE9FCA

Lighter +10%#A87FB7

Darker −10%#764B85

Darker −20%#593865

Darker −30%#3C2644

Darker −40%#1F1423

More saturated +25%#A13FC4

Less saturated −25%#837D86

Channel breakdown

R146

G94

B165

Red146 (57.3%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue283.94°

Saturation (HSL)28.29%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 92 · G 5E · B A5

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