Recognised as Colour

#9775AF

#9775AF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#9775AF is a violet with RGB values 151, 117, 175 and HSL 275°, 27%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#9775AF

RGBrgb(151, 117, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4588, 0.6863

RGB percentages59.2%, 45.9%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(275.2, 26.6%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.2, 33.1%, 68.6%)

CMYK13.7%, 33.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,926,063

CSS custom property--colour: #9775AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#688A50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B81B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7283ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Tritanopia#947D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.9 Medium purple · ΔE 27.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.9 Steel blue · ΔE 29.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DAF75

Analogous#7A75AF, #AF75AA

Triadic#AF9775, #75AF97

Split complementary#AAAF75, #75AF7A

Tetradic#AF7A75, #8DAF75, #75AAAF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F6FA

Lighter +30%#E0D6E7

Lighter +20%#C8B6D4

Lighter +10%#AF95C2

Darker −10%#7E5899

Darker −20%#634678

Darker −30%#493358

Darker −40%#2E2038

More saturated +25%#9C5ACA

Less saturated −25%#929094

Channel breakdown

R151

G117

B175

Red151 (59.2%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue275.17°

Saturation (HSL)26.61%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 75 · B AF

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