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Recognised as Colour

#9546BD

  • #9546BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9546BD is a violet with RGB values 149, 70, 189 and HSL 280°, 47%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9546BD#9546BD
HEX#9546BD
RGBrgb(149, 70, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.2745, 0.7412
RGB percentages58.4%, 27.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(279.8, 47.4%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 63%, 74.1%)
CMYK21.2%, 63%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,782,973
CSS custom property--colour: #9546BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#6AB942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1266C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D6CBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Tritanopia#915D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.6Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Dark magenta · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EBD46
Analogous#5946BD, #BD46AA
Triadic#BD9546, #46BD95
Split complementary#A9BD46, #46BD5A
Tetradic#BD5A46, #6EBD46, #46AABD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBDCF3
Lighter +30%#D6B7E5
Lighter +20%#C091D8
Lighter +10%#AB6CCA
Darker −10%#783799
Darker −20%#5B2974
Darker −30%#3D1C4E
Darker −40%#200E29
More saturated +25%#9F27DC
Less saturated −25%#8B659E

Channel breakdown

R149
G70
B189
Red149 (58.4%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue279.83°
Saturation (HSL)47.41%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 46 · B BD

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