Recognised as Colour

#9653CF

#9653CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#9653CF is a violet with RGB values 150, 83, 207 and HSL 272°, 56%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#9653CF

RGBrgb(150, 83, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.3255, 0.8118

RGB percentages58.8%, 32.5%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(272.4, 56.4%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.4, 59.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK27.5%, 59.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,851,855

CSS custom property--colour: #9653CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1

Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#69AC30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1971D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B74CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Tritanopia#8D6C89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.8 Slate blue · ΔE 15.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.5 Medium purple · ΔE 15.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8CCF53

Analogous#5853CF, #CF53CA

Triadic#CF9653, #53CF96

Split complementary#CACF53, #53CF58

Tetradic#CF5853, #8CCF53, #53CACF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F7F2FC

Lighter +30%#DFCBF0

Lighter +20%#C7A3E5

Lighter +10%#AE7BDA

Darker −10%#7D34BB

Darker −20%#622993

Darker −30%#481E6B

Darker −40%#2D1343

More saturated +25%#9837EB

Less saturated −25%#946FB3

Channel breakdown

R150

G83

B207

Red150 (58.8%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue272.42°

Saturation (HSL)56.36%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 96 · G 53 · B CF

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