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Recognised as Colour

#9451A4

  • #9451A4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#9451A4 is a violet with RGB values 148, 81, 164 and HSL 288°, 34%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#9451A4#9451A4
HEX#9451A4
RGBrgb(148, 81, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.3176, 0.6431
RGB percentages58%, 31.8%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(288.4, 33.9%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 50.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK9.8%, 50.6%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,720,228
CSS custom property--colour: #9451A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#6BAE5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4367A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#576EA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#955C73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.7Medium purple · ΔE 19.8Orchid · ΔE 22.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.9Purple · ΔE 23.7Medium orchid · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 18.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61A451
Analogous#6A51A4, #A4518B
Triadic#A49451, #51A494
Split complementary#8AA451, #51A46B
Tetradic#A46B51, #61A451, #518BA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7D6EB
Lighter +30%#D3B4DA
Lighter +20%#BE92C9
Lighter +10%#AA70B8
Darker −10%#754082
Darker −20%#562F60
Darker −30%#381E3E
Darker −40%#190E1B
More saturated +25%#A732C3
Less saturated −25%#817085

Channel breakdown

R148
G81
B164
Red148 (58%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue288.43°
Saturation (HSL)33.88%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 51 · B A4

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