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Recognised as Colour

#9C44CB

  • #9C44CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9C44CB is a violet with RGB values 156, 68, 203 and HSL 279°, 56%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9C44CB#9C44CB
HEX#9C44CB
RGBrgb(156, 68, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.2667, 0.7961
RGB percentages61.2%, 26.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(279.1, 56.5%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 66.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK23.2%, 66.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,241,227
CSS custom property--colour: #9C44CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#63BB34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006ACFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#356FC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Tritanopia#966082no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.3Medium orchid · ΔE 10.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 21Dark magenta · ΔE 21.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7Slate blue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73CB44
Analogous#5844CB, #CB44B7
Triadic#CB9C44, #44CB9C
Split complementary#B7CB44, #44CB58
Tetradic#CB5844, #73CB44, #44B7CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E4F7
Lighter +30%#DBBCEC
Lighter +20%#C694E1
Lighter +10%#B16CD6
Darker −10%#8130AC
Darker −20%#632584
Darker −30%#451A5C
Darker −40%#270F34
More saturated +25%#A526E9
Less saturated −25%#9362AD

Channel breakdown

R156
G68
B203
Red156 (61.2%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue279.11°
Saturation (HSL)56.49%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 44 · B CB

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