Colour

#955D8A

#955D8A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#955D8A is a magenta with RGB values 149, 93, 138 and HSL 312°, 23%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#955D8A

RGBrgb(149, 93, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.3647, 0.5412

RGB percentages58.4%, 36.5%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(311.8, 23.1%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.8, 37.6%, 58.4%)

CMYK0%, 37.6%, 7.4%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,788,810

CSS custom property--colour: #955D8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#6AA275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D6B8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B7288no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9A606Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 26 Plum · ΔE 27.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.4 Slate grey · ΔE 33 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5D9568

Analogous#845D95, #955D6E

Triadic#8A955D, #5D8A95

Split complementary#6E955D, #5D9584

Tetradic#95845D, #5D9568, #5D6E95

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6D8E3

Lighter +30%#D3B8CE

Lighter +20%#BF99B8

Lighter +10%#AC79A2

Darker −10%#76496D

Darker −20%#563650

Darker −30%#372233

Darker −40%#170F16

More saturated +25%#B33F9C

Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R149

G93

B138

Red149 (58.4%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue311.79°

Saturation (HSL)23.14%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 95 · G 5D · B 8A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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