Colour

#9755DD

#9755DD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9755DD is a violet with RGB values 151, 85, 221 and HSL 269°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#9755DD

RGBrgb(151, 85, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.3333, 0.8667

RGB percentages59.2%, 33.3%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(269.1, 66.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.1, 61.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK31.7%, 61.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,917,917

CSS custom property--colour: #9755DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1

Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#68AA22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0075E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E76DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8A7291no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 13.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 14 Slate blue · ΔE 17.6 Medium purple · ΔE 19.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BDD55

Analogous#5557DD, #DB55DD

Triadic#DD9755, #55DD97

Split complementary#DDDB55, #57DD55

Tetradic#DD5557, #9BDD55, #55DDDB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5D5F7

Lighter +20%#CBAAEE

Lighter +10%#B17FE5

Darker −10%#7D2AD5

Darker −20%#6422AA

Darker −30%#4B1980

Darker −40%#321155

More saturated +25%#963BF7

Less saturated −25%#986EC3

Channel breakdown

R151

G85

B221

Red151 (59.2%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue269.12°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 55 · B DD

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