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Recognised as Colour

#9520BF

  • #9520BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9520BF is a violet with RGB values 149, 32, 191 and HSL 284°, 71%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9520BF#9520BF
HEX#9520BF
RGBrgb(149, 32, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.1255, 0.749
RGB percentages58.4%, 12.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(284.2, 71.3%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.2, 83.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK22%, 83.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,773,247
CSS custom property--colour: #9520BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#6ADF40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0D61BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Tritanopia#914972no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 4.6Dark violet · ΔE 15Blue violet · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4Dark magenta · ΔE 21.4Purple · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 4.63, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4ABF20
Analogous#4620BF, #BF2099
Triadic#BF9520, #20BF95
Split complementary#99BF20, #20BF46
Tetradic#BF4620, #4ABF20, #2099BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3B8F3
Lighter +30%#D38CEC
Lighter +20%#C261E4
Lighter +10%#B135DD
Darker −10%#731993
Darker −20%#511168
Darker −30%#2F0A3C
Darker −40%#0D0310
More saturated +25%#A204DB
Less saturated −25%#883CA3

Channel breakdown

R149
G32
B191
Red149 (58.4%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue284.15°
Saturation (HSL)71.3%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 20 · B BF

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