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Recognised as Colour

#7609AE

  • #7609AE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#7609AE is a violet with RGB values 118, 9, 174 and HSL 280°, 90%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#7609AE#7609AE
HEX#7609AE
RGBrgb(118, 9, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.0353, 0.6824
RGB percentages46.3%, 3.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(279.6, 90.2%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 94.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK32.2%, 94.8%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,735,726
CSS custom property--colour: #7609AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#89F651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6D4065no 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 text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.4Dark violet · ΔE 16.9Blue violet · ΔE 17.9Indigo · ΔE 18.9Dark magenta · ΔE 22.5Dark blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#41AE09
Analogous#2309AE, #AE0994
Triadic#AE7609, #09AE76
Split complementary#94AE09, #09AE24
Tetradic#AE2309, #41AE09, #0993AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D38AF9
Lighter +30%#C15AF6
Lighter +20%#AF29F4
Lighter +10%#970CDE
Darker −10%#55067E
Darker −20%#34044D
Darker −30%#13011D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7900B7
Less saturated −25%#6F2097

Channel breakdown

R118
G9
B174
Red118 (46.3%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue279.64°
Saturation (HSL)90.16%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G 09 · B AE

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