Recognised as Colour

#9B7FCD

#9B7FCD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9B7FCD is a violet with RGB values 155, 127, 205 and HSL 262°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9B7FCD

RGBrgb(155, 127, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.498, 0.8039

RGB percentages60.8%, 49.8%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(261.5, 43.8%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 38%, 80.4%)

CMYK24.4%, 38%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,190,797

CSS custom property--colour: #9B7FCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#648032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B8DD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#718CCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Tritanopia#928C9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.2 Plum · ΔE 21.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22 Slate blue · ΔE 26.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3 Orchid · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B1CD7F

Analogous#7F8ACD, #C27FCD

Triadic#CD9B7F, #7FCD9B

Split complementary#CDC27F, #8ACD7F

Tetradic#CD7F8A, #B1CD7F, #7FCDC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1EDF8

Lighter +20%#D4C8EA

Lighter +10%#B8A4DB

Darker −10%#7E5ABF

Darker −20%#6541A5

Darker −30%#4E3281

Darker −40%#38245C

More saturated +25%#9569E3

Less saturated −25%#A195B7

Channel breakdown

R155

G127

B205

Red155 (60.8%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue261.54°

Saturation (HSL)43.82%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9B · G 7F · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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