Colour

#9172CC

#9172CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9172CC is a violet with RGB values 145, 114, 204 and HSL 261°, 47%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9172CC#9172CC

HEX#9172CC

RGBrgb(145, 114, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.4471, 0.8

RGB percentages56.9%, 44.7%, 80%

HSLhsl(260.7, 46.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 44.1%, 80%)

CMYK28.9%, 44.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,532,108

CSS custom property--colour: #9172CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#6E8D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5882CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E81CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Tritanopia#858295no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.5 Slate blue · ΔE 18.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.2 Royal blue · ΔE 24.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.45, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ADCC72

Analogous#7280CC, #BE72CC

Triadic#CC9172, #72CC91

Split complementary#CCBE72, #80CC72

Tetradic#CC7280, #ADCC72, #72CCBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9E2F5

Lighter +20%#CBBDE7

Lighter +10%#AE97DA

Darker −10%#744DBE

Darker −20%#5C399F

Darker −30%#462C79

Darker −40%#311E54

More saturated +25%#8A5AE4

Less saturated −25%#988AB4

Channel breakdown

R145

G114

B204

Red145 (56.9%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue260.67°

Saturation (HSL)46.88%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 91 · G 72 · B CC

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