Recognised as Colour

#9457EA

#9457EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9457EA is a violet with RGB values 148, 87, 234 and HSL 265°, 78%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#9457EA

RGBrgb(148, 87, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.3412, 0.9176

RGB percentages58%, 34.1%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(264.9, 77.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.9, 62.8%, 91.8%)

CMYK36.8%, 62.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,721,834

CSS custom property--colour: #9457EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1

Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#6BA815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0079EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0B77E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Tritanopia#807899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 14 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7 Blue violet · ΔE 20 Slate blue · ΔE 20.6 Medium purple · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADEA57

Analogous#5763EA, #DE57EA

Triadic#EA9457, #57EA94

Split complementary#EADD57, #64EA57

Tetradic#EA5763, #ADEA57, #57EADE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBDFFB

Lighter +20%#CEB2F5

Lighter +10%#B184F0

Darker −10%#772AE4

Darker −20%#5F18C3

Darker −30%#491395

Darker −40%#330D68

More saturated +25%#9042FF

Less saturated −25%#986FD2

Channel breakdown

R148

G87

B234

Red148 (58%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue264.9°

Saturation (HSL)77.78%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 94 · G 57 · B EA

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