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Recognised as Colour

#9479CF

  • #9479CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9479CF is a violet with RGB values 148, 121, 207 and HSL 259°, 47%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9479CF#9479CF
HEX#9479CF
RGBrgb(148, 121, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.4745, 0.8118
RGB percentages58%, 47.5%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(258.8, 47.3%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.8, 41.5%, 81.2%)
CMYK28.5%, 41.5%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,730,511
CSS custom property--colour: #9479CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24476WCAG 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 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#6B8630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6188D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6587CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#88889Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.3Slate blue · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 25.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9Royal blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4CF79
Analogous#7989CF, #BF79CF
Triadic#CF9479, #79CF94
Split complementary#CFBF79, #89CF79
Tetradic#CF7989, #B4CF79, #79CFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEEAF7
Lighter +20%#D0C4EA
Lighter +10%#B29FDC
Darker −10%#7653C2
Darker −20%#5D3CA6
Darker −30%#482E81
Darker −40%#33215B
More saturated +25%#8C62E6
Less saturated −25%#9C90B8

Channel breakdown

R148
G121
B207
Red148 (58%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue258.84°
Saturation (HSL)47.25%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 79 · B CF

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