Colour

#944ABF

#944ABF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#944ABF is a violet with RGB values 148, 74, 191 and HSL 278°, 48%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#944ABF

RGBrgb(148, 74, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.2902, 0.749

RGB percentages58%, 29%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(277.9, 47.8%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 61.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK22.5%, 61.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,718,463

CSS custom property--colour: #944ABF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1

Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#6BB540

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A68C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F6DBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Tritanopia#8F607Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.1 Medium purple · ΔE 17 Slate blue · ΔE 17.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75BF4A

Analogous#5A4ABF, #BF4AAF

Triadic#BF944A, #4ABF94

Split complementary#B0BF4A, #4ABF5A

Tetradic#BF5A4A, #75BF4A, #4AAFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDE1F4

Lighter +30%#D7BBE7

Lighter +20%#C195DA

Lighter +10%#AA70CC

Darker −10%#79389E

Darker −20%#5C2B78

Darker −30%#3F1D53

Darker −40%#22102D

More saturated +25%#9C2BDE

Less saturated −25%#8C69A0

Channel breakdown

R148

G74

B191

Red148 (58%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue277.95°

Saturation (HSL)47.76%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 94 · G 4A · B BF

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