Recognised as Colour

#9457DD

#9457DD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9457DD is a violet with RGB values 148, 87, 221 and HSL 267°, 66%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#9457DD

RGBrgb(148, 87, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.3412, 0.8667

RGB percentages58%, 34.1%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(267.3, 66.3%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.3, 60.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK33%, 60.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,721,821

CSS custom property--colour: #9457DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#6BA822

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0076E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D76DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Tritanopia#857392no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3 Slate blue · ΔE 16 Medium purple · ΔE 17.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0DD57

Analogous#575DDD, #D757DD

Triadic#DD9457, #57DD94

Split complementary#DDD757, #5DDD57

Tetradic#DD575D, #A0DD57, #57DDD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5D6F7

Lighter +20%#CAACEE

Lighter +10%#AF81E6

Darker −10%#792DD4

Darker −20%#6123AB

Darker −30%#491A81

Darker −40%#311256

More saturated +25%#923EF6

Less saturated −25%#9670C4

Channel breakdown

R148

G87

B221

Red148 (58%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue267.31°

Saturation (HSL)66.34%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 94 · G 57 · B DD

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