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Recognised as Colour

#952FAA

  • #952FAA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#952FAA is a violet with RGB values 149, 47, 170 and HSL 290°, 57%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#952FAA#952FAA
HEX#952FAA
RGBrgb(149, 47, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.1843, 0.6667
RGB percentages58.4%, 18.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(289.8, 56.7%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 72.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK12.4%, 72.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,777,066
CSS custom property--colour: #952FAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#6AD055

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B62A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Tritanopia#96476Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 10.8Purple · ΔE 13.7Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7Dark orchid · ΔE 16.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.5Indigo · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44AA2F
Analogous#572FAA, #AA2F82
Triadic#AA952F, #2FAA95
Split complementary#82AA2F, #2FAA57
Tetradic#AA572F, #44AA2F, #2F82AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3B9EC
Lighter +30%#D391E1
Lighter +20%#C369D6
Lighter +10%#B341CB
Darker −10%#722482
Darker −20%#4F195A
Darker −30%#2C0E32
Darker −40%#09030A
More saturated +25%#A714C5
Less saturated −25%#834A8F

Channel breakdown

R149
G47
B170
Red149 (58.4%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue289.76°
Saturation (HSL)56.68%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 2F · B AA

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