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Colour

#994CE7

  • #994CE7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#994CE7 is a violet with RGB values 153, 76, 231 and HSL 270°, 76%, 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

#994CE7#994CE7
HEX#994CE7
RGBrgb(153, 76, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.298, 0.9059
RGB percentages60%, 29.8%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(269.8, 76.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.8, 67.1%, 90.6%)
CMYK33.8%, 67.1%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,046,695
CSS custom property--colour: #994CE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#66B318

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Tritanopia#896F94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.8Blue violet · ΔE 14.7Dark violet · ΔE 19.2Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AE74C
Analogous#4C4DE7, #E64CE7
Triadic#E7994C, #4CE799
Split complementary#E7E74C, #4CE74C
Tetradic#E74C4D, #9AE74C, #4CE7E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6D3F9
Lighter +20%#CCA6F3
Lighter +10%#B379ED
Darker −10%#7F1FE1
Darker −20%#6618B5
Darker −30%#4D1288
Darker −40%#330C5B
More saturated +25%#9934FF
Less saturated −25%#9965CE

Channel breakdown

R153
G76
B231
Red153 (60%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue269.81°
Saturation (HSL)76.35%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 4C · B E7

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