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Colour

#994CE6

  • #994CE6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#994CE6 is a violet with RGB values 153, 76, 230 and HSL 270°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#994CE6#994CE6
HEX#994CE6
RGBrgb(153, 76, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.298, 0.902
RGB percentages60%, 29.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(270, 75.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 67%, 90.2%)
CMYK33.5%, 67%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,046,694
CSS custom property--colour: #994CE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#66B319

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8A6F93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.6Blue violet · ΔE 15.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1Dark violet · ΔE 19.5Slate blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99E64C
Analogous#4C4CE6, #E64CE6
Triadic#E6994C, #4CE699
Split complementary#E6E64C, #4CE64C
Tetradic#E64C4C, #99E64C, #4CE6E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6D2F9
Lighter +20%#CCA6F3
Lighter +10%#B379EC
Darker −10%#801FE0
Darker −20%#6619B3
Darker −30%#4D1386
Darker −40%#330C5A
More saturated +25%#9933FF
Less saturated −25%#9965CD

Channel breakdown

R153
G76
B230
Red153 (60%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)75.49%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 4C · B E6

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