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Recognised as Colour

#954EC6

  • #954EC6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#954EC6 is a violet with RGB values 149, 78, 198 and HSL 276°, 51%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#954EC6#954EC6
HEX#954EC6
RGBrgb(149, 78, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.3059, 0.7765
RGB percentages58.4%, 30.6%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(275.5, 51.3%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.5, 60.6%, 77.6%)
CMYK24.7%, 60.6%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,785,030
CSS custom property--colour: #954EC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#6AB139

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A6CCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D70C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8E6583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.4Medium purple · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 16.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.5Dark orchid · ΔE 17.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FC64E
Analogous#594EC6, #C64EBB
Triadic#C6954E, #4EC695
Split complementary#BBC64E, #4EC659
Tetradic#C6594E, #7FC64E, #4EBBC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E8F8
Lighter +30%#DAC2EB
Lighter +20%#C39BDF
Lighter +10%#AC75D2
Darker −10%#7B37AA
Darker −20%#5F2A84
Darker −30%#431E5D
Darker −40%#271236
More saturated +25%#9A31E3
Less saturated −25%#906BA9

Channel breakdown

R149
G78
B198
Red149 (58.4%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue275.5°
Saturation (HSL)51.28%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 4E · B C6

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