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Colour

#994CB3

  • #994CB3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#994CB3 is a violet with RGB values 153, 76, 179 and HSL 285°, 40%, 50%. 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

#994CB3#994CB3
HEX#994CB3
RGBrgb(153, 76, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.298, 0.702
RGB percentages60%, 29.8%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(284.9, 40.4%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.9, 57.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK14.5%, 57.5%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,046,643
CSS custom property--colour: #994CB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#66B34C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3268B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E6FB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#985D78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.2Dark magenta · ΔE 19.5Orchid · ΔE 19.5Purple · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66B34C
Analogous#664CB3, #B34C9A
Triadic#B3994C, #4CB399
Split complementary#9AB34C, #4CB365
Tetradic#B3654C, #66B34C, #4C9AB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBDBF0
Lighter +30%#D6B7E1
Lighter +20%#C294D1
Lighter +10%#AD70C2
Darker −10%#7A3D8F
Darker −20%#5C2E6B
Darker −30%#3D1E48
Darker −40%#1F0F24
More saturated +25%#A92CD3
Less saturated −25%#896C93

Channel breakdown

R153
G76
B179
Red153 (60%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue284.85°
Saturation (HSL)40.39%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 4C · B B3

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