Recognised as Colour

#936EA7

#936EA7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#936EA7 is a violet with RGB values 147, 110, 167 and HSL 279°, 24%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#936EA7

RGBrgb(147, 110, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.4314, 0.6549

RGB percentages57.6%, 43.1%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(278.9, 24.5%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 34.1%, 65.5%)

CMYK12%, 34.1%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,662,119

CSS custom property--colour: #936EA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#6C9158

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#657AA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D7DA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Tritanopia#917583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 22.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2 Medium purple · ΔE 27.7 Steel blue · ΔE 30.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.8 Slate grey · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 22.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#82A76E

Analogous#776EA7, #A76E9F

Triadic#A7936E, #6EA793

Split complementary#9FA76E, #6EA776

Tetradic#A7766E, #82A76E, #6E9FA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2EDF4

Lighter +30%#DACDE1

Lighter +20%#C2ADCE

Lighter +10%#AB8EBA

Darker −10%#79558D

Darker −20%#5E426D

Darker −30%#432F4D

Darker −40%#271C2D

More saturated +25%#9C51C4

Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R147

G110

B167

Red147 (57.6%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue278.95°

Saturation (HSL)24.46%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 93 · G 6E · B A7

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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