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Recognised as Colour

#9581CE

  • #9581CE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9581CE is a violet with RGB values 149, 129, 206 and HSL 256°, 44%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9581CE#9581CE
HEX#9581CE
RGBrgb(149, 129, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5059, 0.8078
RGB percentages58.4%, 50.6%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(255.6, 44%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.6, 37.4%, 80.8%)
CMYK27.7%, 37.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,798,094
CSS custom property--colour: #9581CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#6A7E31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C8DD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F8CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#898E9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Plum · ΔE 22.7Slate blue · ΔE 27.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2Steel blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BACE81
Analogous#8193CE, #BC81CE
Triadic#CE9581, #81CE95
Split complementary#CEBC81, #93CE81
Tetradic#CE8193, #BACE81, #81CEBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2EFF9
Lighter +20%#D3CAEB
Lighter +10%#B4A6DC
Darker −10%#765CC0
Darker −20%#5C41A8
Darker −30%#483383
Darker −40%#34255E
More saturated +25%#8A6BE4
Less saturated −25%#A097B8

Channel breakdown

R149
G129
B206
Red149 (58.4%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue255.58°
Saturation (HSL)44%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 81 · B CE

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