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Recognised as Colour

#995EAB

  • #995EAB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#995EAB is a violet with RGB values 153, 94, 171 and HSL 286°, 31%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#995EAB#995EAB
HEX#995EAB
RGBrgb(153, 94, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.3686, 0.6706
RGB percentages60%, 36.9%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(286, 31.4%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286, 45%, 67.1%)
CMYK10.5%, 45%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,051,243
CSS custom property--colour: #995EAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.6 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#707070
Inverted#66A154

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5171AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6177A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#99687Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever 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

Medium purple · ΔE 19.3Orchid · ΔE 22.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 26.4Plum · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70AB5E
Analogous#725EAB, #AB5E97
Triadic#AB995E, #5EAB99
Split complementary#97AB5E, #5EAB72
Tetradic#AB725E, #70AB5E, #5E97AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE4F1
Lighter +30%#D9C3DF
Lighter +20%#C3A1CE
Lighter +10%#AE80BC
Darker −10%#7D498D
Darker −20%#5F386B
Darker −30%#41264A
Darker −40%#241528
More saturated +25%#A93FCA
Less saturated −25%#897D8C

Channel breakdown

R153
G94
B171
Red153 (60%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue285.97°
Saturation (HSL)31.43%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 5E · B AB

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