Recognised as Colour

#934EAD

#934EAD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#934EAD is a violet with RGB values 147, 78, 173 and HSL 284°, 38%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#934EAD

RGBrgb(147, 78, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.3059, 0.6784

RGB percentages57.6%, 30.6%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(283.6, 37.8%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 54.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK15%, 54.9%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,653,933

CSS custom property--colour: #934EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#6CB152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3867B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F6DABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Tritanopia#925D76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.8 Medium purple · ΔE 16.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6 Slate blue · ΔE 20.5 Orchid · ΔE 21.1 Purple · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68AD4E

Analogous#644EAD, #AD4E98

Triadic#AD934E, #4EAD93

Split complementary#98AD4E, #4EAD63

Tetradic#AD634E, #68AD4E, #4E98AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8D9EE

Lighter +30%#D3B6DE

Lighter +20%#BE93CE

Lighter +10%#A970BE

Darker −10%#753E8A

Darker −20%#572E67

Darker −30%#391E44

Darker −40%#1C0F20

More saturated +25%#A12FCC

Less saturated −25%#856D8E

Channel breakdown

R147

G78

B173

Red147 (57.6%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue283.58°

Saturation (HSL)37.85%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 93 · G 4E · B AD

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Colour values

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