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Recognised as Colour

#9B56B7

  • #9B56B7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9B56B7 is a violet with RGB values 155, 86, 183 and HSL 283°, 40%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9B56B7#9B56B7
HEX#9B56B7
RGBrgb(155, 86, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.3373, 0.7176
RGB percentages60.8%, 33.7%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(282.7, 40.2%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.7, 53%, 71.8%)
CMYK15.3%, 53%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,180,279
CSS custom property--colour: #9B56B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#64A948

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#406FBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5675B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#99657Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.5Medium orchid · ΔE 16.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.1Orchid · ΔE 18.7Slate blue · ΔE 20Purple · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72B756
Analogous#6B56B7, #B756A3
Triadic#B79B56, #56B79B
Split complementary#A3B756, #56B76B
Tetradic#B76B56, #72B756, #56A3B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E5F4
Lighter +30%#DAC1E5
Lighter +20%#C59ED5
Lighter +10%#B07AC6
Darker −10%#804199
Darker −20%#623275
Darker −30%#442351
Darker −40%#26132E
More saturated +25%#A838D5
Less saturated −25%#8E7499

Channel breakdown

R155
G86
B183
Red155 (60.8%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue282.68°
Saturation (HSL)40.25%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 56 · B B7

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