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Recognised as Colour

#9B34BA

  • #9B34BA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9B34BA is a violet with RGB values 155, 52, 186 and HSL 286°, 56%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9B34BA#9B34BA
HEX#9B34BA
RGBrgb(155, 52, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.2039, 0.7294
RGB percentages60.8%, 20.4%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(286.1, 56.3%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 72%, 72.9%)
CMYK16.7%, 72%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,171,578
CSS custom property--colour: #9B34BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#64CB45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3768B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9A4F74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.3Medium orchid · ΔE 11.6Dark magenta · ΔE 15.7Purple · ΔE 19.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1Indigo · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53BA34
Analogous#5834BA, #BA3496
Triadic#BA9B34, #34BA9B
Split complementary#96BA34, #34BA58
Tetradic#BA5834, #53BA34, #3496BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7CAF0
Lighter +30%#D6A2E5
Lighter +20%#C47ADA
Lighter +10%#B252CF
Darker −10%#7A2992
Darker −20%#591E6A
Darker −30%#371342
Darker −40%#16071B
More saturated +25%#AB16D8
Less saturated −25%#8B529C

Channel breakdown

R155
G52
B186
Red155 (60.8%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue286.12°
Saturation (HSL)56.3%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 34 · B BA

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