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Recognised as Colour

#954DD9

  • #954DD9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#954DD9 is a violet with RGB values 149, 77, 217 and HSL 271°, 65%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#954DD9#954DD9
HEX#954DD9
RGBrgb(149, 77, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.302, 0.851
RGB percentages58.4%, 30.2%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(270.9, 64.8%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 64.5%, 85.1%)
CMYK31.3%, 64.5%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,784,793
CSS custom property--colour: #954DD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#6AB226

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2272D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Tritanopia#886B8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.6Medium orchid · ΔE 14.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Blue violet · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91D94D
Analogous#4F4DD9, #D94DD7
Triadic#D9954D, #4DD995
Split complementary#D7D94D, #4DD94F
Tetradic#D94F4D, #91D94D, #4DD7D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F5FD
Lighter +30%#E0CBF4
Lighter +20%#C7A1EB
Lighter +10%#AE77E2
Darker −10%#7C2BC8
Darker −20%#62229E
Darker −30%#481974
Darker −40%#2E104A
More saturated +25%#9632F4
Less saturated −25%#9468BE

Channel breakdown

R149
G77
B217
Red149 (58.4%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue270.86°
Saturation (HSL)64.81%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 4D · B D9

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