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Colour

#937DCA

  • #937DCA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#937DCA is a violet with RGB values 147, 125, 202 and HSL 257°, 42%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#937DCA#937DCA
HEX#937DCA
RGBrgb(147, 125, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.4902, 0.7922
RGB percentages57.6%, 49%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(257.1, 42.1%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 38.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK27.2%, 38.1%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,665,994
CSS custom property--colour: #937DCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#6C8235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#688ACDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C88C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#888A9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5Plum · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 26.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4CA7D
Analogous#7D8ECA, #B97DCA
Triadic#CA937D, #7DCA93
Split complementary#CAB97D, #8ECA7D
Tetradic#CA7D8D, #B4CA7D, #7DCAB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEAF6
Lighter +20%#CFC5E8
Lighter +10%#B1A1D9
Darker −10%#7559BB
Darker −20%#5C41A0
Darker −30%#47327C
Darker −40%#322457
More saturated +25%#8966E1
Less saturated −25%#9D94B3

Channel breakdown

R147
G125
B202
Red147 (57.6%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue257.14°
Saturation (HSL)42.08%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 7D · B CA

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