Recognised as Colour

#954EDA

#954EDA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#954EDA is a violet with RGB values 149, 78, 218 and HSL 270°, 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

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HEX#954EDA

RGBrgb(149, 78, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.3059, 0.8549

RGB percentages58.4%, 30.6%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(270.4, 65.4%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 64.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK31.7%, 64.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,785,050

CSS custom property--colour: #954EDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#6AB125

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0071DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original

Deuteranopia#2272D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original

Tritanopia#886C8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.6 Slate blue · ΔE 19.7 Blue violet · ΔE 21.2 Medium purple · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#93DA4E

Analogous#4F4EDA, #DA4ED9

Triadic#DA954E, #4EDA95

Split complementary#D9DA4E, #4EDA4F

Tetradic#DA4F4E, #93DA4E, #4ED9DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAF7FD

Lighter +30%#E1CDF4

Lighter +20%#C8A2EC

Lighter +10%#AE78E3

Darker −10%#7C2ACB

Darker −20%#6222A0

Darker −30%#481976

Darker −40%#2E104C

More saturated +25%#9533F5

Less saturated −25%#9569BF

Channel breakdown

R149

G78

B218

Red149 (58.4%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue270.43°

Saturation (HSL)65.42%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 95 · G 4E · B DA

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