Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#9540C0

  • #9540C0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9540C0 is a violet with RGB values 149, 64, 192 and HSL 280°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9540C0#9540C0
HEX#9540C0
RGBrgb(149, 64, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.251, 0.7529
RGB percentages58.4%, 25.1%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(279.8, 50.4%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 66.7%, 75.3%)
CMYK22.4%, 66.7%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,781,440
CSS custom property--colour: #9540C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#6ABF3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Deuteranopia#346ABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Tritanopia#905A7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.1Dark orchid · ΔE 12.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 18Dark magenta · ΔE 18.7Slate blue · ΔE 20.9Purple · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BC040
Analogous#5540C0, #C040AB
Triadic#C09540, #40C095
Split complementary#ABC040, #40C055
Tetradic#C05540, #6BC040, #40ABC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAD9F3
Lighter +30%#D5B3E6
Lighter +20%#C08DD9
Lighter +10%#AA66CD
Darker −10%#77339A
Darker −20%#5A2674
Darker −30%#3C1A4D
Darker −40%#1E0D27
More saturated +25%#9F20E0
Less saturated −25%#8B60A0

Channel breakdown

R149
G64
B192
Red149 (58.4%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue279.84°
Saturation (HSL)50.39%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 40 · B C0

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “9540c0” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.