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Recognised as Colour

#954BBD

  • #954BBD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#954BBD is a violet with RGB values 149, 75, 189 and HSL 279°, 46%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#954BBD#954BBD
HEX#954BBD
RGBrgb(149, 75, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.2941, 0.7412
RGB percentages58.4%, 29.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(278.9, 46.3%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 60.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK21.2%, 60.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,784,253
CSS custom property--colour: #954BBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#6AB442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2169C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#426EBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#90607Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.8Medium purple · ΔE 16.5Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6Dark magenta · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73BD4B
Analogous#5C4BBD, #BD4BAC
Triadic#BD954B, #4BBD95
Split complementary#ACBD4B, #4BBD5C
Tetradic#BD5C4B, #73BD4B, #4BACBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE0F4
Lighter +30%#D7BBE6
Lighter +20%#C196D8
Lighter +10%#AB70CB
Darker −10%#79399C
Darker −20%#5C2B77
Darker −30%#3F1E51
Darker −40%#22102C
More saturated +25%#9E2CDC
Less saturated −25%#8C6A9E

Channel breakdown

R149
G75
B189
Red149 (58.4%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue278.95°
Saturation (HSL)46.34%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 4B · B BD

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