Recognised as Colour

#945CF9

#945CF9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#945CF9 is a violet with RGB values 148, 92, 249 and HSL 261°, 93%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#945CF9

RGBrgb(148, 92, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.3608, 0.9765

RGB percentages58%, 36.1%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(261.4, 92.9%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.4, 63.1%, 97.6%)

CMYK40.6%, 63.1%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,723,129

CSS custom property--colour: #945CF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#6BA306

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007FFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#007CF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7A80A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72 from the original

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

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

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

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.9 Blue violet · ΔE 18.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.4 Dark violet · ΔE 24.5 Slate blue · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1F95C

Analogous#5C73F9, #E35CF9

Triadic#F9945C, #5CF994

Split complementary#F9E25C, #73F95C

Tetradic#F95C72, #C1F95C, #5CF9E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F0FE

Lighter +20%#D5BEFD

Lighter +10%#B48DFB

Darker −10%#742BF7

Darker −20%#5808E7

Darker −30%#4507B5

Darker −40%#320584

More saturated +25%#9256FF

Less saturated −25%#9A71E4

Channel breakdown

R148

G92

B249

Red148 (58%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue261.4°

Saturation (HSL)92.9%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 94 · G 5C · B F9

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