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Recognised as Colour

#9777DC

  • #9777DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9777DC is a violet with RGB values 151, 119, 220 and HSL 259°, 59%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9777DC#9777DC
HEX#9777DC
RGBrgb(151, 119, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4667, 0.8627
RGB percentages59.2%, 46.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(259, 59.1%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259, 45.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK31.4%, 45.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,926,620
CSS custom property--colour: #9777DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#688823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5789E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D88DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#888A9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 4.3Slate blue · ΔE 15.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.6Medium orchid · ΔE 25.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 4.33, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCDC77
Analogous#7789DC, #CA77DC
Triadic#DC9777, #77DC97
Split complementary#DCCA77, #89DC77
Tetradic#DC7789, #BCDC77, #77DCCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F1FB
Lighter +20%#D5C8F1
Lighter +10%#B6A0E6
Darker −10%#784ED2
Darker −20%#5D31BC
Darker −30%#492694
Darker −40%#351C6B
More saturated +25%#8F62F1
Less saturated −25%#9F8CC7

Channel breakdown

R151
G119
B220
Red151 (59.2%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue259.01°
Saturation (HSL)59.06%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 77 · B DC

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