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Colour

#955AFF

  • #955AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#955AFF is a violet with RGB values 149, 90, 255 and HSL 261°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#955AFF#955AFF
HEX#955AFF
RGBrgb(149, 90, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.3529, 1
RGB percentages58.4%, 35.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(261.5, 100%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 64.7%, 100%)
CMYK41.6%, 64.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,788,159
CSS custom property--colour: #955AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#6AA500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#007CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7981A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.7Dark orchid · ΔE 17.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.2Dark violet · ΔE 22.5Medium orchid · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4FF5A
Analogous#5A71FF, #E85AFF
Triadic#FF955A, #5AFF95
Split complementary#FFE75A, #72FF5A
Tetradic#FF5A71, #C4FF5A, #5AFFE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F3FF
Lighter +20%#D7C0FF
Lighter +10%#B68DFF
Darker −10%#7427FF
Darker −20%#5700F3
Darker −30%#4500C0
Darker −40%#32008D
More saturated +25%#955AFF
Less saturated −25%#9B6FEA

Channel breakdown

R149
G90
B255
Red149 (58.4%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue261.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 5A · B FF

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