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Recognised as Colour

#9179BB

  • #9179BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9179BB is a violet with RGB values 145, 121, 187 and HSL 262°, 33%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9179BB#9179BB
HEX#9179BB
RGBrgb(145, 121, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.4745, 0.7333
RGB percentages56.9%, 47.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(261.8, 32.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 35.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK22.5%, 35.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,533,883
CSS custom property--colour: #9179BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#6E8644

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6984BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E84B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#898491no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 27Steel blue · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 22.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3BB79
Analogous#7982BB, #B279BB
Triadic#BB9179, #79BB91
Split complementary#BBB279, #82BB79
Tetradic#BB7982, #A3BB79, #79BBB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4DEEF
Lighter +20%#C9BDDD
Lighter +10%#AD9BCC
Darker −10%#7557AA
Darker −20%#5E4589
Darker −30%#473467
Darker −40%#2F2345
More saturated +25%#8A60D4
Less saturated −25%#9892A2

Channel breakdown

R145
G121
B187
Red145 (56.9%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue261.82°
Saturation (HSL)32.67%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 79 · B BB

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