Colour

#945CA4

#945CA4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#945CA4 is a violet with RGB values 148, 92, 164 and HSL 287°, 28%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#945CA4

RGBrgb(148, 92, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.3608, 0.6431

RGB percentages58%, 36.1%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(286.7, 28.3%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 43.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK9.8%, 43.9%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,723,044

CSS custom property--colour: #945CA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1

Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#6BA35B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#516EA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6073A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Tritanopia#946578no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 21.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.1 Orchid · ΔE 25.3 Plum · ΔE 26.9 Slate blue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 21.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6CA45C

Analogous#705CA4, #A45C90

Triadic#A4945C, #5CA494

Split complementary#90A45C, #5CA470

Tetradic#A4705C, #6CA45C, #5C90A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EADFED

Lighter +30%#D4BEDB

Lighter +20%#BF9DC9

Lighter +10%#A97DB6

Darker −10%#774984

Darker −20%#593763

Darker −30%#3C2542

Darker −40%#1E1321

More saturated +25%#A63CC4

Less saturated −25%#827C84

Channel breakdown

R148

G92

B164

Red148 (58%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue286.67°

Saturation (HSL)28.35%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 94 · G 5C · B A4

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