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Recognised as Colour

#9171AC

  • #9171AC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9171AC is a violet with RGB values 145, 113, 172 and HSL 273°, 26%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9171AC#9171AC
HEX#9171AC
RGBrgb(145, 113, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.4431, 0.6745
RGB percentages56.9%, 44.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(272.5, 26.2%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.5, 34.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK15.7%, 34.3%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,531,820
CSS custom property--colour: #9171AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#6E8E53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#667CAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D7EAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8E7987no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.5Steel blue · ΔE 28.8Light slate grey · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 22.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CAC71
Analogous#7471AC, #AC71AA
Triadic#AC9171, #71AC91
Split complementary#A9AC71, #71AC74
Tetradic#AC7471, #8CAC71, #71AAAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F2F7
Lighter +30%#DCD2E4
Lighter +20%#C3B1D2
Lighter +10%#AA91BF
Darker −10%#785694
Darker −20%#5E4473
Darker −30%#433153
Darker −40%#291E33
More saturated +25%#9355C8
Less saturated −25%#8F8D90

Channel breakdown

R145
G113
B172
Red145 (56.9%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue272.54°
Saturation (HSL)26.22%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 71 · B AC

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