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Recognised as Colour

#964DBD

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

#964DBD is a violet with RGB values 150, 77, 189 and HSL 279°, 46%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#964DBD#964DBD
HEX#964DBD
RGBrgb(150, 77, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.302, 0.7412
RGB percentages58.8%, 30.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(279.1, 45.9%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 59.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK20.6%, 59.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,850,301
CSS custom property--colour: #964DBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#69B242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#276AC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#456FBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Tritanopia#92617Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 15.7Slate blue · ΔE 17.4Dark magenta · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74BD4D
Analogous#5E4DBD, #BD4DAC
Triadic#BD964D, #4DBD96
Split complementary#ACBD4D, #4DBD5E
Tetradic#BD5E4D, #74BD4D, #4DACBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE2F4
Lighter +30%#D8BDE6
Lighter +20%#C297D9
Lighter +10%#AC72CB
Darker −10%#7A3A9D
Darker −20%#5D2C78
Darker −30%#401F52
Darker −40%#23112D
More saturated +25%#9F2FDC
Less saturated −25%#8D6C9F

Channel breakdown

R150
G77
B189
Red150 (58.8%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue279.11°
Saturation (HSL)45.9%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 4D · B BD

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