Recognised as Colour

#9725AF

#9725AF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#9725AF is a violet with RGB values 151, 37, 175 and HSL 290°, 65%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#9725AF

RGBrgb(151, 37, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.1451, 0.6863

RGB percentages59.2%, 14.5%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(289.6, 65.1%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.6, 78.9%, 68.6%)

CMYK13.7%, 78.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,905,583

CSS custom property--colour: #9725AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.56:1

Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#68DA50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3261ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original

Tritanopia#97436Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 12.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.9 Purple · ΔE 16.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.8 Indigo · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3DAF25

Analogous#5225AF, #AF2582

Triadic#AF9725, #25AF97

Split complementary#82AF25, #25AF52

Tetradic#AF5225, #3DAF25, #2582AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4B1EF

Lighter +30%#D587E6

Lighter +20%#C75DDD

Lighter +10%#B833D4

Darker −10%#731C85

Darker −20%#4E135B

Darker −30%#2A0A31

Darker −40%#060107

More saturated +25%#A80ACA

Less saturated −25%#864095

Channel breakdown

R151

G37

B175

Red151 (59.2%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue289.57°

Saturation (HSL)65.09%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 25 · B AF

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