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Colour

#9451B2

  • #9451B2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#9451B2 is a violet with RGB values 148, 81, 178 and HSL 281°, 39%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#9451B2#9451B2
HEX#9451B2
RGBrgb(148, 81, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.3176, 0.698
RGB percentages58%, 31.8%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(281.4, 38.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 54.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK16.9%, 54.5%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,720,242
CSS custom property--colour: #9451B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#6BAE4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#396AB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F6FAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Tritanopia#92617Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 15.1Medium orchid · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Orchid · ΔE 20.8Purple · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FB251
Analogous#6451B2, #B2519F
Triadic#B29451, #51B294
Split complementary#9FB251, #51B264
Tetradic#B26451, #6FB251, #519FB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBDEF1
Lighter +30%#D5BBE1
Lighter +20%#BF98D1
Lighter +10%#AA74C2
Darker −10%#774090
Darker −20%#5A306D
Darker −30%#3D2149
Darker −40%#201126
More saturated +25%#A032D1
Less saturated −25%#887093

Channel breakdown

R148
G81
B178
Red148 (58%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue281.44°
Saturation (HSL)38.65%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 51 · B B2

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