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Colour

#9440D0

  • #9440D0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9440D0 is a violet with RGB values 148, 64, 208 and HSL 275°, 61%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9440D0#9440D0
HEX#9440D0
RGBrgb(148, 64, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.251, 0.8157
RGB percentages58%, 25.1%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(275, 60.5%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275, 69.2%, 81.6%)
CMYK28.8%, 69.2%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,715,920
CSS custom property--colour: #9440D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#6BBF2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#186BCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8A6083no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6Medium orchid · ΔE 15.2Blue violet · ΔE 18.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4Dark violet · ΔE 20.6Slate blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CD040
Analogous#4C40D0, #D040C4
Triadic#D09440, #40D094
Split complementary#C4D040, #40D04C
Tetradic#D04C40, #7CD040, #40C4D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E4F8
Lighter +30%#D9BBEE
Lighter +20%#C292E4
Lighter +10%#AB69DA
Darker −10%#7A2CB1
Darker −20%#5E2288
Darker −30%#421860
Darker −40%#250D37
More saturated +25%#9922EE
Less saturated −25%#8F5EB2

Channel breakdown

R148
G64
B208
Red148 (58%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue275°
Saturation (HSL)60.5%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 40 · B D0

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