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Recognised as Colour

#9B73EE

  • #9B73EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9B73EE is a violet with RGB values 155, 115, 238 and HSL 260°, 78%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9B73EE#9B73EE
HEX#9B73EE
RGBrgb(155, 115, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.451, 0.9333
RGB percentages60.8%, 45.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(259.5, 78.3%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 51.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK34.9%, 51.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,187,758
CSS custom property--colour: #9B73EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#648C11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#428BF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C88EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#888BA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.2Slate blue · ΔE 13.5Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Royal blue · ΔE 20.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6EE73
Analogous#7389EE, #D973EE
Triadic#EE9B73, #73EE9B
Split complementary#EED873, #89EE73
Tetradic#EE7389, #C6EE73, #73EED9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFF
Lighter +20%#DCCEF9
Lighter +10%#BBA0F4
Darker −10%#7B46E8
Darker −20%#5B1BE0
Darker −30%#4916B2
Darker −40%#361085
More saturated +25%#9562FF
Less saturated −25%#A287DA

Channel breakdown

R155
G115
B238
Red155 (60.8%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue259.51°
Saturation (HSL)78.34%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 73 · B EE

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