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Recognised as Colour

#944FDA

  • #944FDA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#944FDA is a violet with RGB values 148, 79, 218 and HSL 270°, 65%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#944FDA#944FDA
HEX#944FDA
RGBrgb(148, 79, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.3098, 0.8549
RGB percentages58%, 31%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(269.8, 65.3%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.8, 63.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK32.1%, 63.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,719,770
CSS custom property--colour: #944FDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#6BB025

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2272D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Tritanopia#876D8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.6Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 15Slate blue · ΔE 19Medium purple · ΔE 21.7Blue violet · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95DA4F
Analogous#4F4FDA, #DA4FDA
Triadic#DA944F, #4FDA94
Split complementary#DADA4F, #4FDA4F
Tetradic#DA4F4F, #95DA4F, #4FDADA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF8FD
Lighter +30%#E1CDF5
Lighter +20%#C7A3EC
Lighter +10%#AE79E3
Darker −10%#7A2BCB
Darker −20%#6122A1
Darker −30%#481977
Darker −40%#2E104D
More saturated +25%#9434F5
Less saturated −25%#946ABF

Channel breakdown

R148
G79
B218
Red148 (58%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue269.78°
Saturation (HSL)65.26%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 4F · B DA

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