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Recognised as Colour

#955DE1

  • #955DE1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#955DE1 is a violet with RGB values 149, 93, 225 and HSL 265°, 69%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#955DE1#955DE1
HEX#955DE1
RGBrgb(149, 93, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.3647, 0.8824
RGB percentages58.4%, 36.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(265.5, 68.7%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.5, 58.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK33.8%, 58.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,788,897
CSS custom property--colour: #955DE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#6AA21E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#137AE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#337ADEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Tritanopia#857896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.4Slate blue · ΔE 14.7Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4Medium purple · ΔE 15.8Dark orchid · ΔE 17.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9E15D
Analogous#5D67E1, #D75DE1
Triadic#E1955D, #5DE195
Split complementary#E1D75D, #67E15D
Tetradic#E15D67, #A9E15D, #5DE1D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9DEF9
Lighter +20%#CDB3F1
Lighter +10%#B188E9
Darker −10%#7932D9
Darker −20%#6122B6
Darker −30%#4A1A8B
Darker −40%#331260
More saturated +25%#9145F9
Less saturated −25%#9975C9

Channel breakdown

R149
G93
B225
Red149 (58.4%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue265.45°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 5D · B E1

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