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Recognised as Colour

#955AA5

  • #955AA5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#955AA5 is a violet with RGB values 149, 90, 165 and HSL 287°, 29%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#955AA5#955AA5
HEX#955AA5
RGBrgb(149, 90, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.3529, 0.6471
RGB percentages58.4%, 35.3%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(287.2, 29.4%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.2, 45.5%, 64.7%)
CMYK9.7%, 45.5%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,788,069
CSS custom property--colour: #955AA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#6AA55A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E6DA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E73A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#956478no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 20.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 23Orchid · ΔE 24.1Slate blue · ΔE 27.1Plum · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 20.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AA55A
Analogous#705AA5, #A55A8F
Triadic#A5955A, #5AA595
Split complementary#8FA55A, #5AA570
Tetradic#A5705A, #6AA55A, #5A8FA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EADEED
Lighter +30%#D5BDDB
Lighter +20%#BF9CC9
Lighter +10%#AA7BB7
Darker −10%#774884
Darker −20%#593663
Darker −30%#3C2442
Darker −40%#1E1221
More saturated +25%#A73AC5
Less saturated −25%#837A85

Channel breakdown

R149
G90
B165
Red149 (58.4%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue287.2°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 5A · B A5

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