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Recognised as Colour

#9774BF

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

#9774BF is a violet with RGB values 151, 116, 191 and HSL 268°, 37%, 60%. 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

#9774BF#9774BF
HEX#9774BF
RGBrgb(151, 116, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4549, 0.749
RGB percentages59.2%, 45.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(268, 36.9%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268, 39.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK20.9%, 39.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,925,823
CSS custom property--colour: #9774BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#688B40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6382C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A83BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#918090no 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 text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.8Plum · ΔE 22.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.4Orchid · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CBF74
Analogous#7476BF, #BD74BF
Triadic#BF9774, #74BF97
Split complementary#BFBC74, #76BF74
Tetradic#BF7476, #9CBF74, #74BFBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5DDEF
Lighter +20%#CBBADF
Lighter +10%#B197CF
Darker −10%#7D51AF
Darker −20%#64418C
Darker −30%#4B3169
Darker −40%#322047
More saturated +25%#955BD8
Less saturated −25%#998DA6

Channel breakdown

R151
G116
B191
Red151 (59.2%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue268°
Saturation (HSL)36.95%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 74 · B BF

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