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Recognised as Colour

#9170EA

  • #9170EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9170EA is a violet with RGB values 145, 112, 234 and HSL 256°, 74%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9170EA#9170EA
HEX#9170EA
RGBrgb(145, 112, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.4392, 0.9176
RGB percentages56.9%, 43.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(256.2, 74.4%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.2, 52.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK38%, 52.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,531,626
CSS custom property--colour: #9170EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#6E8F15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C87EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4383E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7A89A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.7Slate blue · ΔE 11.1Royal blue · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9EA70
Analogous#708CEA, #CE70EA
Triadic#EA9170, #70EA91
Split complementary#EACE70, #8CEA70
Tetradic#EA708C, #C9EA70, #70EACE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F5FE
Lighter +20%#D5C9F7
Lighter +10%#B39CF1
Darker −10%#6F44E3
Darker −20%#501FD5
Darker −30%#4019A8
Darker −40%#2F127C
More saturated +25%#885CFF
Less saturated −25%#9A85D6

Channel breakdown

R145
G112
B234
Red145 (56.9%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue256.23°
Saturation (HSL)74.39%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 70 · B EA

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