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Recognised as Colour

#9B74A4

  • #9B74A4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9B74A4 is a violet with RGB values 155, 116, 164 and HSL 289°, 21%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9B74A4#9B74A4
HEX#9B74A4
RGBrgb(155, 116, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.4549, 0.6431
RGB percentages60.8%, 45.5%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(288.8, 20.9%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 29.3%, 64.3%)
CMYK5.5%, 29.3%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,187,940
CSS custom property--colour: #9B74A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#648B5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F7FA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7783A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9C7985no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7Slate grey · ΔE 27.8Rosy brown · ΔE 28.9Thistle · ΔE 30Pale violetred · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DA474
Analogous#8374A4, #A47495
Triadic#A49B74, #74A49B
Split complementary#95A474, #74A483
Tetradic#A48374, #7DA474, #7495A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EFF5
Lighter +30%#DED0E1
Lighter +20%#C7B2CC
Lighter +10%#B193B8
Darker −10%#815B8A
Darker −20%#65466C
Darker −30%#48324D
Darker −40%#2B1E2E
More saturated +25%#AD57C1
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R155
G116
B164
Red155 (60.8%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue288.75°
Saturation (HSL)20.87%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 74 · B A4

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