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Recognised as Colour

#9835DD

  • #9835DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9835DD is a violet with RGB values 152, 53, 221 and HSL 275°, 71%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9835DD#9835DD
HEX#9835DD
RGBrgb(152, 53, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.2078, 0.8667
RGB percentages59.6%, 20.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(275.4, 71.2%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.4, 76%, 86.7%)
CMYK31.2%, 76%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,975,261
CSS custom property--colour: #9835DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#67CA22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original
Tritanopia#8C5F88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.9Blue violet · ΔE 8.1Dark violet · ΔE 10.7Medium orchid · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.4Medium blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7ADD35
Analogous#4435DD, #DD35CE
Triadic#DD9835, #35DD98
Split complementary#CEDD35, #35DD44
Tetradic#DD4435, #7ADD35, #35CEDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E4FA
Lighter +30%#DBB8F3
Lighter +20%#C58CEC
Lighter +10%#AE61E4
Darker −10%#7E20BF
Darker −20%#611993
Darker −30%#441168
Darker −40%#270A3C
More saturated +25%#9D17FB
Less saturated −25%#9352C0

Channel breakdown

R152
G53
B221
Red152 (59.6%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue275.36°
Saturation (HSL)71.19%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 35 · B DD

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