Recognised as Colour

#9329CD

#9329CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#9329CD is a violet with RGB values 147, 41, 205 and HSL 279°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#9329CD

RGBrgb(147, 41, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.1608, 0.8039

RGB percentages57.6%, 16.1%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(278.8, 66.7%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 80%, 80.4%)

CMYK28.3%, 80%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,644,493

CSS custom property--colour: #9329CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1

Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#6CD632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005ED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0063CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Tritanopia#8A547Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 4.6 Dark violet · ΔE 11.3 Blue violet · ΔE 11.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 22 Dark magenta · ΔE 27 Indigo · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 4.64, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#63CD29

Analogous#4129CD, #CD29B5

Triadic#CD9329, #29CD93

Split complementary#B5CD29, #29CD41

Tetradic#CD4129, #63CD29, #29B5CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7CDF5

Lighter +30%#D2A3ED

Lighter +20%#BE78E4

Lighter +10%#A94EDC

Darker −10%#7520A3

Darker −20%#561878

Darker −30%#380F4E

Darker −40%#190723

More saturated +25%#9C0AEC

Less saturated −25%#8A48AE

Channel breakdown

R147

G41

B205

Red147 (57.6%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue278.78°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 93 · G 29 · B CD

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