Colour

#951EBF

#951EBF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#951EBF is a violet with RGB values 149, 30, 191 and HSL 284°, 73%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#951EBF#951EBF

HEX#951EBF

RGBrgb(149, 30, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.1176, 0.749

RGB percentages58.4%, 11.8%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(284.3, 72.9%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.3, 84.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK22%, 84.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,772,735

CSS custom property--colour: #951EBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1

Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#6AE140

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0057C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0960BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Tritanopia#914872no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 4.9 Dark violet · ΔE 14.5 Blue violet · ΔE 16.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.7 Indigo · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 4.94, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#48BF1E

Analogous#441EBF, #BF1E99

Triadic#BF951E, #1EBF95

Split complementary#99BF1E, #1EBF44

Tetradic#BF441E, #48BF1E, #1E99BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3B6F3

Lighter +30%#D389ED

Lighter +20%#C25DE6

Lighter +10%#B131DF

Darker −10%#731793

Darker −20%#501067

Darker −30%#2E093B

Darker −40%#0B020F

More saturated +25%#A202DB

Less saturated −25%#883AA3

Channel breakdown

R149

G30

B191

Red149 (58.4%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue284.35°

Saturation (HSL)72.85%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 95 · G 1E · B BF

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