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Recognised as Colour

#9720BB

  • #9720BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9720BB is a violet with RGB values 151, 32, 187 and HSL 286°, 71%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9720BB#9720BB
HEX#9720BB
RGBrgb(151, 32, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.1255, 0.7333
RGB percentages59.2%, 12.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(286.1, 70.8%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 82.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK19.3%, 82.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,904,315
CSS custom property--colour: #9720BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#68DF44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E61B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Tritanopia#954770no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5.9Dark violet · ΔE 17.2Medium orchid · ΔE 18Dark magenta · ΔE 19.1Blue violet · ΔE 19.3Purple · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44BB20
Analogous#4920BB, #BB2092
Triadic#BB9720, #20BB97
Split complementary#92BB20, #20BB49
Tetradic#BB4A20, #44BB20, #2092BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4B5F2
Lighter +30%#D489EB
Lighter +20%#C45EE3
Lighter +10%#B432DC
Darker −10%#74198F
Darker −20%#511164
Darker −30%#2E0A38
Darker −40%#0A020D
More saturated +25%#A605D6
Less saturated −25%#883BA0

Channel breakdown

R151
G32
B187
Red151 (59.2%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue286.06°
Saturation (HSL)70.78%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 20 · B BB

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