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Recognised as Colour

#995EE8

  • #995EE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#995EE8 is a violet with RGB values 153, 94, 232 and HSL 266°, 75%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#995EE8#995EE8
HEX#995EE8
RGBrgb(153, 94, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.3686, 0.9098
RGB percentages60%, 36.9%, 91%
HSLhsl(265.7, 75%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.7, 59.5%, 91%)
CMYK34.1%, 59.5%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,051,304
CSS custom property--colour: #995EE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#66A117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#037DECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#307CE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Tritanopia#887B9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.1Medium orchid · ΔE 15.9Dark orchid · ΔE 16.5Slate blue · ΔE 17.4Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Blue violet · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADE85E
Analogous#5E68E8, #DE5EE8
Triadic#E8995E, #5EE899
Split complementary#E8DE5E, #68E85E
Tetradic#E85E68, #ADE85E, #5EE8DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE4FB
Lighter +20%#D2B7F5
Lighter +10%#B58BEE
Darker −10%#7D31E2
Darker −20%#641CC4
Darker −30%#4D1697
Darker −40%#360F6B
More saturated +25%#9647FF
Less saturated −25%#9C75D1

Channel breakdown

R153
G94
B232
Red153 (60%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue265.65°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 5E · B E8

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