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Recognised as Colour

#952BCB

  • #952BCB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#952BCB is a violet with RGB values 149, 43, 203 and HSL 280°, 65%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#952BCB#952BCB
HEX#952BCB
RGBrgb(149, 43, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.1686, 0.7961
RGB percentages58.4%, 16.9%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(279.8, 65%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 78.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK26.6%, 78.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,776,075
CSS custom property--colour: #952BCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#6AD434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ECFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8E537Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 2.8Dark violet · ΔE 13Blue violet · ΔE 13.2Medium orchid · ΔE 20.2Dark magenta · ΔE 25.4Indigo · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 2.82, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61CB2B
Analogous#452BCB, #CB2BB1
Triadic#CB952B, #2BCB95
Split complementary#B1CB2B, #2BCB45
Tetradic#CB452B, #61CB2B, #2BB1CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7CDF5
Lighter +30%#D3A3EC
Lighter +20%#BF79E3
Lighter +10%#AB4FDA
Darker −10%#7622A1
Darker −20%#571977
Darker −30%#38104D
Darker −40%#190723
More saturated +25%#9F0CEA
Less saturated −25%#8B4AAC

Channel breakdown

R149
G43
B203
Red149 (58.4%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue279.75°
Saturation (HSL)65.04%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 2B · B CB

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