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Colour

#9B4EBF

  • #9B4EBF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9B4EBF is a violet with RGB values 155, 78, 191 and HSL 281°, 47%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9B4EBF#9B4EBF
HEX#9B4EBF
RGBrgb(155, 78, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.3059, 0.749
RGB percentages60.8%, 30.6%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(280.9, 46.9%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 59.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK18.8%, 59.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,178,239
CSS custom property--colour: #9B4EBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#64B140

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A6CC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4972BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Tritanopia#98627Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Orchid · ΔE 20.2Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72BF4E
Analogous#624EBF, #BF4EAB
Triadic#BF9B4E, #4EBF9B
Split complementary#ABBF4E, #4EBF62
Tetradic#BF624E, #72BF4E, #4EABBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E4F5
Lighter +30%#DABEE8
Lighter +20%#C599DA
Lighter +10%#B073CD
Darker −10%#803AA0
Darker −20%#622C7B
Darker −30%#441F55
Darker −40%#261130
More saturated +25%#A630DD
Less saturated −25%#906CA1

Channel breakdown

R155
G78
B191
Red155 (60.8%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue280.88°
Saturation (HSL)46.89%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 4E · B BF

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