Recognised as Colour

#9774AA

#9774AA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#9774AA is a violet with RGB values 151, 116, 170 and HSL 279°, 24%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#9774AA

RGBrgb(151, 116, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4549, 0.6667

RGB percentages59.2%, 45.5%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(278.9, 24.1%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 31.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK11.2%, 31.8%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,925,802

CSS custom property--colour: #9774AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21972WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#688B55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C7FACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7382A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#967B88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1 Slate grey · ΔE 29.2 Steel blue · ΔE 29.4 Medium purple · ΔE 29.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#87AA74

Analogous#7C74AA, #AA74A2

Triadic#AA9774, #74AA97

Split complementary#A2AA74, #74AA7C

Tetradic#AA7C74, #87AA74, #74A2AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F3F7

Lighter +30%#DED3E4

Lighter +20%#C6B3D1

Lighter +10%#AF94BD

Darker −10%#7E5992

Darker −20%#634672

Darker −30%#473253

Darker −40%#2C1F33

More saturated +25%#9F58C6

Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R151

G116

B170

Red151 (59.2%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue278.89°

Saturation (HSL)24.11%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 74 · B AA

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