Recognised as Colour

#973EA9

#973EA9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#973EA9 is a violet with RGB values 151, 62, 169 and HSL 290°, 46%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#973EA9

RGBrgb(151, 62, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.2431, 0.6627

RGB percentages59.2%, 24.3%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(289.9, 46.3%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 63.3%, 66.3%)

CMYK10.7%, 63.3%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,911,977

CSS custom property--colour: #973EA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#68C156

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#235EACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4868A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Tritanopia#984F6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3 Purple · ΔE 14.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.2 Orchid · ΔE 21.4 Medium purple · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#50A93E

Analogous#613EA9, #A93E86

Triadic#A9973E, #3EA997

Split complementary#86A93E, #3EA961

Tetradic#A9613E, #50A93E, #3E86A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5C8EB

Lighter +30%#D3A3DD

Lighter +20%#C27ECF

Lighter +10%#B058C2

Darker −10%#763084

Darker −20%#54235E

Darker −30%#331539

Darker −40%#120714

More saturated +25%#AA21C6

Less saturated −25%#845B8C

Channel breakdown

R151

G62

B169

Red151 (59.2%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue289.91°

Saturation (HSL)46.32%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 3E · B A9

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