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Recognised as Colour

#9451BB

  • #9451BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9451BB is a violet with RGB values 148, 81, 187 and HSL 278°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9451BB#9451BB
HEX#9451BB
RGBrgb(148, 81, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.3176, 0.7333
RGB percentages58%, 31.8%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(277.9, 43.8%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 56.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK20.9%, 56.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,720,251
CSS custom property--colour: #9451BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#6BAE44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#306BBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4970B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8F647Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.4Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Orchid · ΔE 21.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78BB51
Analogous#5F51BB, #BB51AD
Triadic#BB9451, #51BB94
Split complementary#ADBB51, #51BB5F
Tetradic#BB5F51, #78BB51, #51ADBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE4F4
Lighter +30%#D8BFE6
Lighter +20%#C19AD8
Lighter +10%#AB76C9
Darker −10%#793D9C
Darker −20%#5D2F77
Darker −30%#402053
Darker −40%#24122E
More saturated +25%#9C33D9
Less saturated −25%#8C6F9D

Channel breakdown

R148
G81
B187
Red148 (58%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue277.92°
Saturation (HSL)43.8%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 51 · B BB

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