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Recognised as Colour

#9921CF

  • #9921CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9921CF is a violet with RGB values 153, 33, 207 and HSL 281°, 73%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9921CF#9921CF
HEX#9921CF
RGBrgb(153, 33, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.1294, 0.8118
RGB percentages60%, 12.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(281.4, 72.5%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 84.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK26.1%, 84.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,035,663
CSS custom property--colour: #9921CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#66DE30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Tritanopia#92517Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.4Dark violet · ΔE 8.3Blue violet · ΔE 10.4Medium orchid · ΔE 23.9Dark magenta · ΔE 28.6Indigo · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57CF21
Analogous#4221CF, #CF21AE
Triadic#CF9921, #21CF99
Split complementary#AECF21, #21CF42
Tetradic#CF4221, #57CF21, #21AECF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7C6F6
Lighter +30%#D59AEF
Lighter +20%#C26EE8
Lighter +10%#B042E1
Darker −10%#781AA3
Darker −20%#581377
Darker −30%#370C4B
Darker −40%#17051F
More saturated +25%#A403ED
Less saturated −25%#8E3FB1

Channel breakdown

R153
G33
B207
Red153 (60%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue281.38°
Saturation (HSL)72.5%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 21 · B CF

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