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Colour

#9746DC

  • #9746DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9746DC is a violet with RGB values 151, 70, 220 and HSL 272°, 68%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9746DC#9746DC
HEX#9746DC
RGBrgb(151, 70, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.2745, 0.8627
RGB percentages59.2%, 27.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(272.4, 68.2%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.4, 68.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK31.4%, 68.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,914,076
CSS custom property--colour: #9746DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#68B923

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B70D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8A688Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.1Blue violet · ΔE 16Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1Dark violet · ΔE 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7Slate blue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BDC46
Analogous#4C46DC, #DC46D6
Triadic#DC9746, #46DC97
Split complementary#D6DC46, #46DC4C
Tetradic#DC4C46, #8BDC46, #46D6DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F2FC
Lighter +30%#DFC7F4
Lighter +20%#C79CEC
Lighter +10%#AF71E4
Darker −10%#7E26C9
Darker −20%#631E9E
Darker −30%#481673
Darker −40%#2D0E48
More saturated +25%#992AF8
Less saturated −25%#9562C1

Channel breakdown

R151
G70
B220
Red151 (59.2%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue272.4°
Saturation (HSL)68.18%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 46 · B DC

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