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Recognised as Colour

#954EDC

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

#954EDC is a violet with RGB values 149, 78, 220 and HSL 270°, 67%, 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

#954EDC#954EDC
HEX#954EDC
RGBrgb(149, 78, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.3059, 0.8627
RGB percentages58.4%, 30.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(270, 67%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 64.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK32.3%, 64.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,785,052
CSS custom property--colour: #954EDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#6AB123

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E72D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Tritanopia#876D8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.6Medium orchid · ΔE 15.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.8Blue violet · ΔE 20.3Slate blue · ΔE 20.3Medium purple · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95DC4E
Analogous#4E4EDC, #DC4EDC
Triadic#DC954E, #4EDC95
Split complementary#DCDC4E, #4EDC4E
Tetradic#DC4E4E, #95DC4E, #4EDCDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF8FE
Lighter +30%#E2CEF5
Lighter +20%#C8A3ED
Lighter +10%#AF79E4
Darker −10%#7C29CE
Darker −20%#6220A4
Darker −30%#491879
Darker −40%#2F104E
More saturated +25%#9534F7
Less saturated −25%#9569C2

Channel breakdown

R149
G78
B220
Red149 (58.4%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)66.98%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 4E · B DC

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