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Recognised as Colour

#9B2DB9

  • #9B2DB9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9B2DB9 is a violet with RGB values 155, 45, 185 and HSL 287°, 61%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9B2DB9#9B2DB9
HEX#9B2DB9
RGBrgb(155, 45, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.1765, 0.7255
RGB percentages60.8%, 17.6%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(287.1, 60.9%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 75.7%, 72.5%)
CMYK16.2%, 75.7%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,169,785
CSS custom property--colour: #9B2DB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.8 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#4E4E4E
Inverted#64D246

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3266B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9A4B72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 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 8.8Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4Dark magenta · ΔE 15.8Purple · ΔE 19.8Dark violet · ΔE 22.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BB92D
Analogous#552DB9, #B92D91
Triadic#B99B2D, #2DB99B
Split complementary#91B92D, #2DB955
Tetradic#B9552D, #4BB92D, #2D91B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6C2F0
Lighter +30%#D699E6
Lighter +20%#C570DC
Lighter +10%#B447D2
Darker −10%#792390
Darker −20%#561967
Darker −30%#340F3E
Darker −40%#120515
More saturated +25%#AB10D6
Less saturated −25%#8B4A9C

Channel breakdown

R155
G45
B185
Red155 (60.8%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue287.14°
Saturation (HSL)60.87%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 2D · B B9

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