Colour

#9455A1

#9455A1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9455A1 is a violet with RGB values 148, 85, 161 and HSL 290°, 31%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9455A1

RGBrgb(148, 85, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.3333, 0.6314

RGB percentages58%, 33.3%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(289.7, 30.9%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 47.2%, 63.1%)

CMYK8.1%, 47.2%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,721,249

CSS custom property--colour: #9455A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#6BAA5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A69A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B709Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Tritanopia#955F73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 21.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.9 Orchid · ΔE 23.8 Purple · ΔE 26.7 Slate blue · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 21.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#62A155

Analogous#6E55A1, #A15588

Triadic#A19455, #55A194

Split complementary#88A155, #55A16E

Tetradic#A16E55, #62A155, #5588A1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7D8EA

Lighter +30%#D3B6D9

Lighter +20%#BE95C7

Lighter +10%#AA74B5

Darker −10%#754380

Darker −20%#57325E

Darker −30%#38203D

Darker −40%#190F1B

More saturated +25%#A836C0

Less saturated −25%#807482

Channel breakdown

R148

G85

B161

Red148 (58%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue289.74°

Saturation (HSL)30.89%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 94 · G 55 · B A1

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