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Recognised as Colour

#9769B2

  • #9769B2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9769B2 is a violet with RGB values 151, 105, 178 and HSL 278°, 32%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9769B2#9769B2
HEX#9769B2
RGBrgb(151, 105, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4118, 0.698
RGB percentages59.2%, 41.2%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(277.8, 32.2%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 41%, 69.8%)
CMYK15.2%, 41%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,922,994
CSS custom property--colour: #9769B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#68964D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B79B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#667CB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#947385no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.2Plum · ΔE 23.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1Orchid · ΔE 25.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84B269
Analogous#7369B2, #B269A8
Triadic#B29769, #69B297
Split complementary#A9B269, #69B273
Tetradic#B27369, #84B269, #69A8B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F0F7
Lighter +30%#DDCEE6
Lighter +20%#C6ACD5
Lighter +10%#AE8BC3
Darker −10%#7E4F99
Darker −20%#623D78
Darker −30%#462C56
Darker −40%#2B1B34
More saturated +25%#9E4DCE
Less saturated −25%#908596

Channel breakdown

R151
G105
B178
Red151 (59.2%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue277.81°
Saturation (HSL)32.16%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 69 · B B2

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