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Recognised as Colour

#947FFF

  • #947FFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#947FFF is a blue with RGB values 148, 127, 255 and HSL 250°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#947FFF#947FFF
HEX#947FFF
RGBrgb(148, 127, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.498, 1
RGB percentages58%, 49.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(249.8, 100%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 50.2%, 100%)
CMYK42%, 50.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,732,095
CSS custom property--colour: #947FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#6B8000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4795FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#478FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#759AB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.8Medium purple · ΔE 12.5Slate blue · ΔE 15.7Royal blue · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 26.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAFF7F
Analogous#7FAAFF, #D47FFF
Triadic#FF947F, #7FFF94
Split complementary#FFD47F, #AAFF7F
Tetradic#FF7FAA, #EAFF7F, #7FFFD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E5FF
Lighter +10%#BFB2FF
Darker −10%#694CFF
Darker −20%#3F19FF
Darker −30%#2600E5
Darker −40%#1D00B2
More saturated +25%#947FFF
Less saturated −25%#9F8FEF

Channel breakdown

R148
G127
B255
Red148 (58%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue249.84°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 7F · B FF

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