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Recognised as Colour

#9547BB

  • #9547BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9547BB is a violet with RGB values 149, 71, 187 and HSL 280°, 46%, 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

#9547BB#9547BB
HEX#9547BB
RGBrgb(149, 71, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.2784, 0.7333
RGB percentages58.4%, 27.8%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(280.3, 46%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.3, 62%, 73.3%)
CMYK20.3%, 62%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,783,227
CSS custom property--colour: #9547BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#6AB844

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A66BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#406CB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Tritanopia#915D7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 18.2Dark orchid · ΔE 18.3Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Dark magenta · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DBB47
Analogous#5B47BB, #BB47A7
Triadic#BB9547, #47BB95
Split complementary#A7BB47, #47BB5B
Tetradic#BB5B47, #6DBB47, #47A7BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBDCF2
Lighter +30%#D5B7E4
Lighter +20%#C091D7
Lighter +10%#AA6CC9
Darker −10%#783897
Darker −20%#5A2A72
Darker −30%#3D1C4D
Darker −40%#1F0F27
More saturated +25%#A028DB
Less saturated −25%#8A679B

Channel breakdown

R149
G71
B187
Red149 (58.4%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue280.34°
Saturation (HSL)46.03%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 47 · B BB

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