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Recognised as Colour

#9355B8

  • #9355B8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9355B8 is a violet with RGB values 147, 85, 184 and HSL 278°, 41%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9355B8#9355B8
HEX#9355B8
RGBrgb(147, 85, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.3333, 0.7216
RGB percentages57.6%, 33.3%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(277.6, 41.1%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.6, 53.8%, 72.2%)
CMYK20.1%, 53.8%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,655,736
CSS custom property--colour: #9355B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#6CAA47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A6DBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E71B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8F667Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.1Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Medium orchid · ΔE 17.7Orchid · ΔE 21.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AB855
Analogous#6155B8, #B855AC
Triadic#B89355, #55B893
Split complementary#ACB855, #55B861
Tetradic#B86255, #7AB855, #55ACB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE5F4
Lighter +30%#D8C1E5
Lighter +20%#C19DD6
Lighter +10%#AA79C7
Darker −10%#78409A
Darker −20%#5C3176
Darker −30%#402252
Darker −40%#24132E
More saturated +25%#9B37D6
Less saturated −25%#8B739A

Channel breakdown

R147
G85
B184
Red147 (57.6%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue277.58°
Saturation (HSL)41.08%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 55 · B B8

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