Recognised as Colour

#953AA9

#953AA9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#953AA9 is a violet with RGB values 149, 58, 169 and HSL 289°, 49%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#953AA9#953AA9

HEX#953AA9

RGBrgb(149, 58, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.2275, 0.6627

RGB percentages58.4%, 22.7%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(289.2, 48.9%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.2, 65.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK11.8%, 65.7%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,779,881

CSS custom property--colour: #953AA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1

Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#6AC556

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#185CACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4365A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Tritanopia#964D6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.9 Purple · ΔE 14.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15 Dark orchid · ΔE 21 Orchid · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4EA93A

Analogous#5D3AA9, #A93A86

Triadic#A9953A, #3AA995

Split complementary#86A93A, #3AA95D

Tetradic#A95D3A, #4EA93A, #3A86A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4C4EB

Lighter +30%#D29EDE

Lighter +20%#C178D1

Lighter +10%#AF52C4

Darker −10%#742D83

Darker −20%#52205D

Darker −30%#311337

Darker −40%#0F0611

More saturated +25%#A71EC5

Less saturated −25%#83568D

Channel breakdown

R149

G58

B169

Red149 (58.4%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue289.19°

Saturation (HSL)48.9%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 95 · G 3A · B A9

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