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Recognised as Colour

#955FC1

  • #955FC1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#955FC1 is a violet with RGB values 149, 95, 193 and HSL 273°, 44%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#955FC1#955FC1
HEX#955FC1
RGBrgb(149, 95, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.3725, 0.7569
RGB percentages58.4%, 37.3%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(273.1, 44.1%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.1, 50.8%, 75.7%)
CMYK22.8%, 50.8%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,789,377
CSS custom property--colour: #955FC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#6AA03E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4475C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5378BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8F7087no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.3Slate blue · ΔE 16Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.7Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4Orchid · ΔE 21.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BC15F
Analogous#645FC1, #C15FBC
Triadic#C1955F, #5FC195
Split complementary#BCC15F, #5FC164
Tetradic#C1645F, #8BC15F, #5FBCC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F2FA
Lighter +30%#DECDEC
Lighter +20%#C6A9DD
Lighter +10%#AD84CF
Darker −10%#7C42AB
Darker −20%#613486
Darker −30%#472661
Darker −40%#2C173D
More saturated +25%#9843DD
Less saturated −25%#927BA5

Channel breakdown

R149
G95
B193
Red149 (58.4%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue273.06°
Saturation (HSL)44.14%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 5F · B C1

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