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Recognised as Colour

#953DB3

  • #953DB3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#953DB3 is a violet with RGB values 149, 61, 179 and HSL 285°, 49%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#953DB3#953DB3
HEX#953DB3
RGBrgb(149, 61, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.2392, 0.702
RGB percentages58.4%, 23.9%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(284.7, 49.2%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.7, 65.9%, 70.2%)
CMYK16.8%, 65.9%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,780,659
CSS custom property--colour: #953DB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#6AC24C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0860B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E67B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Tritanopia#935373no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.8Dark magenta · ΔE 15Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.4Purple · ΔE 16.9Dark orchid · ΔE 17.1Slate blue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5BB33D
Analogous#5A3DB3, #B33D96
Triadic#B3953D, #3DB395
Split complementary#96B33D, #3DB35A
Tetradic#B35A3D, #5BB33D, #3D96B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6CEEE
Lighter +30%#D3A8E1
Lighter +20%#BF82D4
Lighter +10%#AC5CC7
Darker −10%#75308D
Darker −20%#562367
Darker −30%#361641
Darker −40%#16091B
More saturated +25%#A41FD1
Less saturated −25%#865B95

Channel breakdown

R149
G61
B179
Red149 (58.4%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue284.75°
Saturation (HSL)49.17%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 3D · B B3

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