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Recognised as Colour

#9578DE

  • #9578DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9578DE is a violet with RGB values 149, 120, 222 and HSL 257°, 61%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9578DE#9578DE
HEX#9578DE
RGBrgb(149, 120, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.4706, 0.8706
RGB percentages58.4%, 47.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(257.1, 60.7%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 45.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK32.9%, 45.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,795,806
CSS custom property--colour: #9578DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#6A8721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#568AE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B88DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#848BA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 4.3Slate blue · ΔE 15.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4Royal blue · ΔE 20.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 4.35, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1DE78
Analogous#788EDE, #C878DE
Triadic#DE9578, #78DE95
Split complementary#DEC878, #8EDE78
Tetradic#DE788E, #C1DE78, #78DEC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F3FC
Lighter +20%#D5CAF2
Lighter +10%#B5A1E8
Darker −10%#754FD4
Darker −20%#592FC1
Darker −30%#462598
Darker −40%#331B6F
More saturated +25%#8C63F3
Less saturated −25%#9E8DC9

Channel breakdown

R149
G120
B222
Red149 (58.4%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue257.06°
Saturation (HSL)60.71%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 78 · B DE

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