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Recognised as Colour

#964CBD

  • #964CBD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#964CBD is a violet with RGB values 150, 76, 189 and HSL 279°, 46%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#964CBD#964CBD
HEX#964CBD
RGBrgb(150, 76, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.298, 0.7412
RGB percentages58.8%, 29.8%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(279.3, 46.1%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 59.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK20.6%, 59.8%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,850,045
CSS custom property--colour: #964CBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#69B342

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2569C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#446FBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#92617Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 16.2Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Dark orchid · ΔE 20.2Dark magenta · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73BD4C
Analogous#5D4CBD, #BD4CAC
Triadic#BD964C, #4CBD96
Split complementary#ACBD4C, #4CBD5D
Tetradic#BD5D4C, #73BD4C, #4CACBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE1F4
Lighter +30%#D8BCE6
Lighter +20%#C297D8
Lighter +10%#AC71CB
Darker −10%#7A3A9C
Darker −20%#5D2C77
Darker −30%#401E52
Darker −40%#23102D
More saturated +25%#9F2DDC
Less saturated −25%#8D6B9E

Channel breakdown

R150
G76
B189
Red150 (58.8%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue279.29°
Saturation (HSL)46.12%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 4C · B BD

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