Colour

#9440AE

#9440AE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#9440AE is a violet with RGB values 148, 64, 174 and HSL 286°, 46%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9440AE#9440AE

HEX#9440AE

RGBrgb(148, 64, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.251, 0.6824

RGB percentages58%, 25.1%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(285.8, 46.2%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.8, 63.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK14.9%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,715,886

CSS custom property--colour: #9440AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.83:1

Contrast with white5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#6BBF51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D60B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4368ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original

Tritanopia#935371no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 14 Dark magenta · ΔE 15.4 Purple · ΔE 16.3 Medium purple · ΔE 20.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5AAE40

Analogous#5D40AE, #AE4091

Triadic#AE9440, #40AE94

Split complementary#91AE40, #40AE5D

Tetradic#AE5D40, #5AAE40, #4091AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5CDED

Lighter +30%#D2A8DF

Lighter +20%#BF83D1

Lighter +10%#AB5DC4

Darker −10%#743289

Darker −20%#552563

Darker −30%#35173E

Darker −40%#150919

More saturated +25%#A422CC

Less saturated −25%#845E90

Channel breakdown

R148

G64

B174

Red148 (58%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue285.82°

Saturation (HSL)46.22%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 94 · G 40 · B AE

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