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Colour

#955BAA

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

#955BAA is a violet with RGB values 149, 91, 170 and HSL 284°, 32%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#955BAA#955BAA
HEX#955BAA
RGBrgb(149, 91, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.3569, 0.6667
RGB percentages58.4%, 35.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(284.1, 31.7%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 46.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK12.4%, 46.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,788,330
CSS custom property--colour: #955BAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#6AA455

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D6EADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D74A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#94667Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.6Orchid · ΔE 23.1Slate blue · ΔE 25Medium orchid · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70AA5B
Analogous#6E5BAA, #AA5B97
Triadic#AA955B, #5BAA95
Split complementary#97AA5B, #5BAA6E
Tetradic#AA6E5B, #70AA5B, #5B97AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE1F0
Lighter +30%#D6C0DE
Lighter +20%#C09ECD
Lighter +10%#AB7DBB
Darker −10%#79488A
Darker −20%#5B3669
Darker −30%#3E2547
Darker −40%#211326
More saturated +25%#A43CC9
Less saturated −25%#867A8B

Channel breakdown

R149
G91
B170
Red149 (58.4%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue284.05°
Saturation (HSL)31.73%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 5B · B AA

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