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Recognised as Colour

#954DE4

  • #954DE4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#954DE4 is a violet with RGB values 149, 77, 228 and HSL 269°, 74%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#954DE4#954DE4
HEX#954DE4
RGBrgb(149, 77, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.302, 0.8941
RGB percentages58.4%, 30.2%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(268.6, 73.7%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.6, 66.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK34.6%, 66.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,784,804
CSS custom property--colour: #954DE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#6AB21B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Tritanopia#856F92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.2Blue violet · ΔE 16.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.5Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6Dark violet · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CE44D
Analogous#4D51E4, #E04DE4
Triadic#E4954D, #4DE495
Split complementary#E4E04D, #51E44D
Tetradic#E44D51, #9CE44D, #4DE4E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#E4D2F8
Lighter +20%#CAA6F1
Lighter +10%#AF79EB
Darker −10%#7B21DD
Darker −20%#621BB0
Darker −30%#491484
Darker −40%#310D58
More saturated +25%#9433FE
Less saturated −25%#9667CA

Channel breakdown

R149
G77
B228
Red149 (58.4%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue268.61°
Saturation (HSL)73.66%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 4D · B E4

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