Colour

#9C1CBD

#9C1CBD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#9C1CBD is a violet with RGB values 156, 28, 189 and HSL 288°, 74%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#9C1CBD

RGBrgb(156, 28, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.1098, 0.7412

RGB percentages61.2%, 11%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(287.7, 74.2%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.7, 85.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK17.5%, 85.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,230,973

CSS custom property--colour: #9C1CBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#63E342

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2263BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original

Tritanopia#9B4571no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.5 Dark violet · ΔE 16.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7 Blue violet · ΔE 18.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.1 Purple · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.53, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3DBD1C

Analogous#4B1CBD, #BD1C8E

Triadic#BD9C1C, #1CBD9C

Split complementary#8EBD1C, #1CBD4B

Tetradic#BD4B1C, #3DBD1C, #1C8EBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6B1F4

Lighter +30%#D885ED

Lighter +20%#C959E6

Lighter +10%#BB2CE0

Darker −10%#771591

Darker −20%#530F64

Darker −30%#2E0838

Darker −40%#09020B

More saturated +25%#AC01D8

Less saturated −25%#8C37A2

Channel breakdown

R156

G28

B189

Red156 (61.2%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue287.7°

Saturation (HSL)74.19%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9C · G 1C · B BD

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