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Recognised as Colour

#9B44CF

  • #9B44CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9B44CF is a violet with RGB values 155, 68, 207 and HSL 278°, 59%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9B44CF#9B44CF
HEX#9B44CF
RGBrgb(155, 68, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.2667, 0.8118
RGB percentages60.8%, 26.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(277.6, 59.1%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.6, 67.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK25.1%, 67.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,175,695
CSS custom property--colour: #9B44CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#64BB30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F6FCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Tritanopia#946184no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.7Medium orchid · ΔE 11.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.5Blue violet · ΔE 21.5Slate blue · ΔE 22.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78CF44
Analogous#5544CF, #CF44BE
Triadic#CF9B44, #44CF9B
Split complementary#BECF44, #44CF55
Tetradic#CF5544, #78CF44, #44BECF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E6F9
Lighter +30%#DCBEEE
Lighter +20%#C695E4
Lighter +10%#B16DD9
Darker −10%#812EB2
Darker −20%#63238A
Darker −30%#461961
Darker −40%#290F38
More saturated +25%#A227EC
Less saturated −25%#9461B2

Channel breakdown

R155
G68
B207
Red155 (60.8%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue277.55°
Saturation (HSL)59.15%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 44 · B CF

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