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Recognised as Colour

#9774BC

  • #9774BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9774BC is a violet with RGB values 151, 116, 188 and HSL 269°, 35%, 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

#9774BC#9774BC
HEX#9774BC
RGBrgb(151, 116, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4549, 0.7373
RGB percentages59.2%, 45.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(269.2, 35%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 38.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK19.7%, 38.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,925,820
CSS custom property--colour: #9774BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#688B43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6482BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C83BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#917F8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Plum · ΔE 22Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 27.9Orchid · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99BC74
Analogous#7475BC, #BB74BC
Triadic#BC9774, #74BC97
Split complementary#BCBB74, #75BC74
Tetradic#BC7475, #99BC74, #74BCBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#E4DBEE
Lighter +20%#CAB9DD
Lighter +10%#B196CD
Darker −10%#7D52AB
Darker −20%#644288
Darker −30%#4B3166
Darker −40%#322143
More saturated +25%#965AD6
Less saturated −25%#988EA2

Channel breakdown

R151
G116
B188
Red151 (59.2%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue269.17°
Saturation (HSL)34.95%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 74 · B BC

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