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Colour

#942EBD

  • #942EBD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#942EBD is a violet with RGB values 148, 46, 189 and HSL 283°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#942EBD#942EBD
HEX#942EBD
RGBrgb(148, 46, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.1804, 0.7412
RGB percentages58%, 18%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(282.8, 60.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.8, 75.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK21.7%, 75.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,711,293
CSS custom property--colour: #942EBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#6BD142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2263BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Tritanopia#904F74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.1Medium orchid · ΔE 15.1Dark magenta · ΔE 18.4Dark violet · ΔE 20.6Blue violet · ΔE 21Purple · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57BD2E
Analogous#4C2EBD, #BD2E9F
Triadic#BD942E, #2EBD94
Split complementary#9FBD2E, #2EBD4C
Tetradic#BD4C2E, #57BD2E, #2E9FBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5C6F1
Lighter +30%#D29DE7
Lighter +20%#BF74DD
Lighter +10%#AC4BD3
Darker −10%#742494
Darker −20%#541A6B
Darker −30%#341042
Darker −40%#140619
More saturated +25%#A111DA
Less saturated −25%#874BA0

Channel breakdown

R148
G46
B189
Red148 (58%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue282.8°
Saturation (HSL)60.85%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 2E · B BD

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