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Recognised as Colour

#956DDE

  • #956DDE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#956DDE is a violet with RGB values 149, 109, 222 and HSL 261°, 63%, 65%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#956DDE#956DDE
HEX#956DDE
RGBrgb(149, 109, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.4275, 0.8706
RGB percentages58.4%, 42.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(261.2, 63.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 50.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK32.9%, 50.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,792,990
CSS custom property--colour: #956DDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#6A9221

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4483E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E82DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#85839Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 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 text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 3.7Slate blue · ΔE 11.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.4Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Royal blue · ΔE 20Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 3.71, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6DE6D
Analogous#6D7DDE, #CE6DDE
Triadic#DE956D, #6DDE95
Split complementary#DECE6D, #7DDE6D
Tetradic#DE6D7D, #B6DE6D, #6DDECE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EAFA
Lighter +20%#D1C0F1
Lighter +10%#B397E7
Darker −10%#7743D5
Darker −20%#5D2ABB
Darker −30%#492191
Darker −40%#341768
More saturated +25%#8E57F4
Less saturated −25%#9C83C8

Channel breakdown

R149
G109
B222
Red149 (58.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue261.24°
Saturation (HSL)63.13%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 6D · B DE

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