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Recognised as Colour

#9371DC

  • #9371DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9371DC is a violet with RGB values 147, 113, 220 and HSL 259°, 60%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9371DC#9371DC
HEX#9371DC
RGBrgb(147, 113, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.4431, 0.8627
RGB percentages57.6%, 44.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(259.1, 60.5%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 48.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK33.2%, 48.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,662,940
CSS custom property--colour: #9371DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#6C8E23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C85E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5383D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#83859Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 0.4Slate blue · ΔE 12.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.2Royal blue · ΔE 19.7Medium orchid · ΔE 22.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 0.44, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BADC71
Analogous#7184DC, #C971DC
Triadic#DC9371, #71DC93
Split complementary#DCC971, #84DC71
Tetradic#DC7184, #BADC71, #71DCC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0ECFA
Lighter +20%#D1C3F0
Lighter +10%#B29AE6
Darker −10%#7448D2
Darker −20%#5A2EB9
Darker −30%#462490
Darker −40%#321A67
More saturated +25%#8B5BF2
Less saturated −25%#9B87C6

Channel breakdown

R147
G113
B220
Red147 (57.6%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue259.07°
Saturation (HSL)60.45%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 71 · B DC

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