Recognised as Colour

#995CE7

#995CE7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#995CE7 is a violet with RGB values 153, 92, 231 and HSL 266°, 74%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#995CE7

RGBrgb(153, 92, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.3608, 0.9059

RGB percentages60%, 36.1%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(266.3, 74.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.3, 60.2%, 90.6%)

CMYK33.8%, 60.2%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,050,791

CSS custom property--colour: #995CE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1

Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#66A318

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007CEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E7BE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Tritanopia#897999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.7 Slate blue · ΔE 17.9 Medium purple · ΔE 19.4 Blue violet · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AAE75C

Analogous#5C65E7, #DF5CE7

Triadic#E7995C, #5CE799

Split complementary#E7DF5C, #64E75C

Tetradic#E75C65, #AAE75C, #5CE7DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECE1FB

Lighter +20%#D1B5F4

Lighter +10%#B588EE

Darker −10%#7D30E0

Darker −20%#641CC1

Darker −30%#4D1694

Darker −40%#360F68

More saturated +25%#9645FE

Less saturated −25%#9C73D0

Channel breakdown

R153

G92

B231

Red153 (60%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue266.33°

Saturation (HSL)74.33%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G 5C · B E7

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