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Recognised as Colour

#9353B4

  • #9353B4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9353B4 is a violet with RGB values 147, 83, 180 and HSL 280°, 39%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9353B4#9353B4
HEX#9353B4
RGBrgb(147, 83, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.3255, 0.7059
RGB percentages57.6%, 32.5%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(279.6, 39.3%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 53.9%, 70.6%)
CMYK18.3%, 53.9%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,655,220
CSS custom property--colour: #9353B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#6CAC4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A6BB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F70B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#90637Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 15Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2Slate blue · ΔE 18.3Orchid · ΔE 21.1Purple · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74B453
Analogous#6253B4, #B453A5
Triadic#B49353, #53B493
Split complementary#A5B453, #53B462
Tetradic#B46253, #74B453, #53A5B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE1F2
Lighter +30%#D6BEE2
Lighter +20%#C09AD3
Lighter +10%#A977C3
Darker −10%#774094
Darker −20%#5B3170
Darker −30%#3E214D
Darker −40%#211229
More saturated +25%#9D34D3
Less saturated −25%#897295

Channel breakdown

R147
G83
B180
Red147 (57.6%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue279.59°
Saturation (HSL)39.27%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 53 · B B4

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