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Recognised as Colour

#9375DC

  • #9375DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9375DC is a violet with RGB values 147, 117, 220 and HSL 257°, 60%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9375DC#9375DC
HEX#9375DC
RGBrgb(147, 117, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.4588, 0.8627
RGB percentages57.6%, 45.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(257.5, 59.5%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.5, 46.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK33.2%, 46.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,663,964
CSS custom property--colour: #9375DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#6C8A23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5288E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5885DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#82899Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 3.2Slate blue · ΔE 14.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5Royal blue · ΔE 20.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.9Medium orchid · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 3.17, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEDC75
Analogous#758BDC, #C675DC
Triadic#DC9375, #75DC93
Split complementary#DCC775, #8ADC75
Tetradic#DC758B, #BEDC75, #75DCC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3EFFB
Lighter +20%#D3C6F1
Lighter +10%#B39EE6
Darker −10%#734CD2
Darker −20%#5830BB
Darker −30%#452593
Darker −40%#321B6A
More saturated +25%#8A5FF2
Less saturated −25%#9C8BC6

Channel breakdown

R147
G117
B220
Red147 (57.6%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue257.48°
Saturation (HSL)59.54%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 75 · B DC

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