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Recognised as Colour

#934CA3

  • #934CA3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#934CA3 is a violet with RGB values 147, 76, 163 and HSL 289°, 36%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#934CA3#934CA3
HEX#934CA3
RGBrgb(147, 76, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.298, 0.6392
RGB percentages57.6%, 29.8%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(289, 36.4%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289, 53.4%, 63.9%)
CMYK9.8%, 53.4%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,653,411
CSS custom property--colour: #934CA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#6CB35C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C64A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#536BA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Tritanopia#945870no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.9Medium purple · ΔE 20Purple · ΔE 21.1Orchid · ΔE 21.9Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1Dark magenta · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 16.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CA34C
Analogous#684CA3, #A34C87
Triadic#A3934C, #4CA393
Split complementary#88A34C, #4CA367
Tetradic#A3674C, #5CA34C, #4C88A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5D1EA
Lighter +30%#D2AFD9
Lighter +20%#BE8CC9
Lighter +10%#AA69B9
Darker −10%#743C80
Darker −20%#542C5D
Darker −30%#351B3B
Darker −40%#160B18
More saturated +25%#A62EC1
Less saturated −25%#806A85

Channel breakdown

R147
G76
B163
Red147 (57.6%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue288.97°
Saturation (HSL)36.4%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 4C · B A3

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