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Recognised as Colour

#965BBD

  • #965BBD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#965BBD is a violet with RGB values 150, 91, 189 and HSL 276°, 43%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#965BBD#965BBD
HEX#965BBD
RGBrgb(150, 91, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.3569, 0.7412
RGB percentages58.8%, 35.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(276.1, 42.6%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.1, 51.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK20.6%, 51.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,853,885
CSS custom property--colour: #965BBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#69A442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4172C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5376BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Tritanopia#916C83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.9Slate blue · ΔE 17Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3Orchid · ΔE 20.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82BD5B
Analogous#655BBD, #BD5BB3
Triadic#BD965B, #5BBD96
Split complementary#B3BD5B, #5BBD65
Tetradic#BD655B, #82BD5B, #5BB3BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3ECF8
Lighter +30%#DCC8E9
Lighter +20%#C5A4DA
Lighter +10%#AD7FCC
Darker −10%#7C42A3
Darker −20%#61337F
Darker −30%#45245B
Darker −40%#291636
More saturated +25%#9C3EDA
Less saturated −25%#9078A0

Channel breakdown

R150
G91
B189
Red150 (58.8%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue276.12°
Saturation (HSL)42.61%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 5B · B BD

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