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Colour

#956AEA

  • #956AEA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#956AEA is a violet with RGB values 149, 106, 234 and HSL 260°, 75%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#956AEA#956AEA
HEX#956AEA
RGBrgb(149, 106, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.4157, 0.9176
RGB percentages58.4%, 41.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(260.2, 75.3%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.2, 54.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK36.3%, 54.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,792,234
CSS custom property--colour: #956AEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#6A9515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F84EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D81E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8184A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.8Medium purple · ΔE 11.8Slate blue · ΔE 12.7Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6Royal blue · ΔE 20.5Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFEA6A
Analogous#6A7FEA, #D56AEA
Triadic#EA956A, #6AEA95
Split complementary#EAD56A, #7FEA6A
Tetradic#EA6A7F, #BFEA6A, #6AEAD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F0FD
Lighter +20%#D5C3F7
Lighter +10%#B597F0
Darker −10%#753DE4
Darker −20%#5A1DD1
Darker −30%#4617A4
Darker −40%#331177
More saturated +25%#8E55FF
Less saturated −25%#9C7FD5

Channel breakdown

R149
G106
B234
Red149 (58.4%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue260.16°
Saturation (HSL)75.29%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 6A · B EA

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