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Colour

#9A77BB

  • #9A77BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9A77BB is a violet with RGB values 154, 119, 187 and HSL 271°, 33%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9A77BB#9A77BB
HEX#9A77BB
RGBrgb(154, 119, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.4667, 0.7333
RGB percentages60.4%, 46.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(270.9, 33.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 36.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK17.6%, 36.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,123,195
CSS custom property--colour: #9A77BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#658844

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6984BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7186B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#958190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 21.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.4Orchid · ΔE 29.4Slate blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98BB77
Analogous#7877BB, #BB77BA
Triadic#BB9A77, #77BB9A
Split complementary#BABB77, #77BB78
Tetradic#BB7877, #98BB77, #77BABB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6DDEE
Lighter +20%#CDBBDD
Lighter +10%#B399CC
Darker −10%#8155AA
Darker −20%#674488
Darker −30%#4D3366
Darker −40%#342244
More saturated +25%#9B5ED4
Less saturated −25%#9991A2

Channel breakdown

R154
G119
B187
Red154 (60.4%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue270.88°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 77 · B BB

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