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Recognised as Colour

#9743ED

  • #9743ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#9743ED is a violet with RGB values 151, 67, 237 and HSL 270°, 83%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9743ED#9743ED
HEX#9743ED
RGBrgb(151, 67, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.2627, 0.9294
RGB percentages59.2%, 26.3%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(269.6, 82.5%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.6, 71.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK36.3%, 71.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,913,325
CSS custom property--colour: #9743ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#68BC12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0071EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Tritanopia#856D94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 8Dark orchid · ΔE 12.4Dark violet · ΔE 13.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.3Medium orchid · ΔE 25.6Medium blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 7.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99ED43
Analogous#4344ED, #EC43ED
Triadic#ED9743, #43ED97
Split complementary#EDEC43, #44ED43
Tetradic#ED4344, #99ED43, #43EDEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#E4CFFA
Lighter +20%#CAA0F6
Lighter +10%#B172F1
Darker −10%#7D16E7
Darker −20%#6412B8
Darker −30%#4B0D8A
Darker −40%#32095B
More saturated +25%#9731FF
Less saturated −25%#975DD3

Channel breakdown

R151
G67
B237
Red151 (59.2%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue269.65°
Saturation (HSL)82.52%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 43 · B ED

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