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Recognised as Colour

#9780CA

  • #9780CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9780CA is a violet with RGB values 151, 128, 202 and HSL 259°, 41%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9780CA#9780CA
HEX#9780CA
RGBrgb(151, 128, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.502, 0.7922
RGB percentages59.2%, 50.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(258.6, 41.1%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.6, 36.6%, 79.2%)
CMYK25.2%, 36.6%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,928,906
CSS custom property--colour: #9780CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#687F35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D8CCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#718BC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8D8C9Cno 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 text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Plum · ΔE 21.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.4Slate blue · ΔE 28.5Steel blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3CA80
Analogous#808ECA, #BC80CA
Triadic#CA9780, #80CA97
Split complementary#CABC80, #8ECA80
Tetradic#CA808E, #B3CA80, #80CABC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFECF7
Lighter +20%#D2C8E8
Lighter +10%#B4A4D9
Darker −10%#7A5CBB
Darker −20%#6043A1
Darker −30%#4B347D
Darker −40%#352559
More saturated +25%#8E69E1
Less saturated −25%#A096B3

Channel breakdown

R151
G128
B202
Red151 (59.2%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue258.65°
Saturation (HSL)41.11%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 80 · B CA

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