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Recognised as Colour

#9571B9

  • #9571B9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9571B9 is a violet with RGB values 149, 113, 185 and HSL 270°, 34%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9571B9#9571B9
HEX#9571B9
RGBrgb(149, 113, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.4431, 0.7255
RGB percentages58.4%, 44.3%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(270, 34%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 38.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK19.5%, 38.9%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,793,977
CSS custom property--colour: #9571B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#6A8E46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#617FBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6981B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#907C8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.3Plum · ΔE 22.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.5Orchid · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95B971
Analogous#7171B9, #B971B9
Triadic#B99571, #71B995
Split complementary#B9B971, #71B971
Tetradic#B97171, #95B971, #71B9B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFAFC
Lighter +30%#E2D7EC
Lighter +20%#C8B5DB
Lighter +10%#AE93CA
Darker −10%#7B52A5
Darker −20%#624183
Darker −30%#483061
Darker −40%#2F1F3F
More saturated +25%#9556D3
Less saturated −25%#958B9E

Channel breakdown

R149
G113
B185
Red149 (58.4%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)33.96%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 71 · B B9

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