Recognised as Colour

#9773BE

#9773BE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9773BE is a violet with RGB values 151, 115, 190 and HSL 269°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9773BE

RGBrgb(151, 115, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.451, 0.7451

RGB percentages59.2%, 45.1%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(268.8, 36.6%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.8, 39.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK20.5%, 39.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,925,566

CSS custom property--colour: #9773BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#688C41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6281C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A83BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Tritanopia#917F8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.7 Plum · ΔE 22.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9 Slate blue · ΔE 26.3 Orchid · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9ABE73

Analogous#7375BE, #BC73BE

Triadic#BE9773, #73BE97

Split complementary#BEBD73, #74BE73

Tetradic#BE7375, #9ABE73, #73BEBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#E5DBEF

Lighter +20%#CBB9DE

Lighter +10%#B196CE

Darker −10%#7D51AD

Darker −20%#64408B

Darker −30%#4B3068

Darker −40%#322045

More saturated +25%#9659D8

Less saturated −25%#988DA4

Channel breakdown

R151

G115

B190

Red151 (59.2%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue268.8°

Saturation (HSL)36.59%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 73 · B BE

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