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Recognised as Colour

#954BBF

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

#954BBF is a violet with RGB values 149, 75, 191 and HSL 278°, 48%, 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

#954BBF#954BBF
HEX#954BBF
RGBrgb(149, 75, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.2941, 0.749
RGB percentages58.4%, 29.4%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(278.3, 47.5%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.3, 60.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK22%, 60.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,784,255
CSS custom property--colour: #954BBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#6AB440

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E69C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#416EBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Tritanopia#90617Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.2Medium purple · ΔE 16.6Slate blue · ΔE 17.3Dark orchid · ΔE 18.7Dark magenta · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75BF4B
Analogous#5B4BBF, #BF4BAF
Triadic#BF954B, #4BBF95
Split complementary#AFBF4B, #4BBF5B
Tetradic#BF5B4B, #75BF4B, #4BAFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE1F5
Lighter +30%#D7BCE7
Lighter +20%#C196DA
Lighter +10%#AB71CC
Darker −10%#7A389F
Darker −20%#5D2B79
Darker −30%#401E53
Darker −40%#23102E
More saturated +25%#9D2DDE
Less saturated −25%#8D6AA1

Channel breakdown

R149
G75
B191
Red149 (58.4%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue278.28°
Saturation (HSL)47.54%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 4B · B BF

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