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Recognised as Colour

#9772CB

  • #9772CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9772CB is a violet with RGB values 151, 114, 203 and HSL 265°, 46%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9772CB#9772CB
HEX#9772CB
RGBrgb(151, 114, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4471, 0.7961
RGB percentages59.2%, 44.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(264.9, 46.1%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.9, 43.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK25.6%, 43.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,925,323
CSS custom property--colour: #9772CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#688D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A83CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6283C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8E8195no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10Slate blue · ΔE 19.7Orchid · ΔE 24.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6CB72
Analogous#727ACB, #C372CB
Triadic#CB9772, #72CB97
Split complementary#CBC372, #7ACB72
Tetradic#CB727A, #A6CB72, #72CBC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9E2F4
Lighter +20%#CEBDE6
Lighter +10%#B297D9
Darker −10%#7C4DBD
Darker −20%#633A9D
Darker −30%#4C2C78
Darker −40%#341E53
More saturated +25%#935AE3
Less saturated −25%#9B8AB3

Channel breakdown

R151
G114
B203
Red151 (59.2%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue264.94°
Saturation (HSL)46.11%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 72 · B CB

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