Recognised as Colour

#9374BF

#9374BF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9374BF is a violet with RGB values 147, 116, 191 and HSL 265°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9374BF

RGBrgb(147, 116, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.4549, 0.749

RGB percentages57.6%, 45.5%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(264.8, 36.9%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.8, 39.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK23%, 39.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,663,679

CSS custom property--colour: #9374BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#6C8B40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6282C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6882BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Tritanopia#8B8090no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.8 Plum · ΔE 23.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8 Slate blue · ΔE 26.1 Orchid · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0BF74

Analogous#747BBF, #B874BF

Triadic#BF9374, #74BF93

Split complementary#BFB974, #7ABF74

Tetradic#BF747B, #A0BF74, #74BFB8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4DDEF

Lighter +20%#C9BADF

Lighter +10%#AE97CF

Darker −10%#7851AF

Darker −20%#60418C

Darker −30%#483169

Darker −40%#302047

More saturated +25%#8F5BD8

Less saturated −25%#978DA6

Channel breakdown

R147

G116

B191

Red147 (57.6%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue264.8°

Saturation (HSL)36.95%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 93 · G 74 · B BF

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