Recognised as Colour

#9735AC

#9735AC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#9735AC is a violet with RGB values 151, 53, 172 and HSL 289°, 53%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#9735AC#9735AC

HEX#9735AC

RGBrgb(151, 53, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.2078, 0.6745

RGB percentages59.2%, 20.8%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(289.4, 52.9%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 69.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK12.2%, 69.2%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,909,676

CSS custom property--colour: #9735AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1

Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#68CA53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F65A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original

Tritanopia#984B6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 12.7 Purple · ΔE 14.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.5 Indigo · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4AAC35

Analogous#5B35AC, #AC3586

Triadic#AC9735, #35AC97

Split complementary#86AC35, #35AC5B

Tetradic#AC5B35, #4AAC35, #3586AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4C1EC

Lighter +30%#D49AE0

Lighter +20%#C373D4

Lighter +10%#B24CC8

Darker −10%#752985

Darker −20%#531D5E

Darker −30%#301137

Darker −40%#0E0510

More saturated +25%#A919C8

Less saturated −25%#855190

Channel breakdown

R151

G53

B172

Red151 (59.2%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue289.41°

Saturation (HSL)52.89%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 35 · B AC

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