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Recognised as Colour

#994BC0

  • #994BC0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#994BC0 is a violet with RGB values 153, 75, 192 and HSL 280°, 48%, 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

#994BC0#994BC0
HEX#994BC0
RGBrgb(153, 75, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.2941, 0.7529
RGB percentages60%, 29.4%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(280, 48.1%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 60.9%, 75.3%)
CMYK20.3%, 60.9%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,046,400
CSS custom property--colour: #994BC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#66B43F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#206AC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Deuteranopia#4470BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Tritanopia#95617Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.4Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Dark magenta · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72C04B
Analogous#5F4BC0, #C04BAC
Triadic#C0994B, #4BC099
Split complementary#ADC04B, #4BC05F
Tetradic#C05F4B, #72C04B, #4BADC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFE2F5
Lighter +30%#D9BCE8
Lighter +20%#C497DA
Lighter +10%#AE71CD
Darker −10%#7D38A0
Darker −20%#602B7A
Darker −30%#421E54
Darker −40%#25102F
More saturated +25%#A32DDE
Less saturated −25%#8F69A2

Channel breakdown

R153
G75
B192
Red153 (60%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)48.15%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 4B · B C0

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