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Colour

#9C49CE

  • #9C49CE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9C49CE is a violet with RGB values 156, 73, 206 and HSL 277°, 58%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9C49CE#9C49CE
HEX#9C49CE
RGBrgb(156, 73, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.2863, 0.8078
RGB percentages61.2%, 28.6%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(277.4, 57.6%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 64.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK24.3%, 64.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,242,510
CSS custom property--colour: #9C49CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#63B631

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3772CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Tritanopia#956485no 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 text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10Dark orchid · ΔE 10.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 20.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3Medium purple · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BCE49
Analogous#5A49CE, #CE49BD
Triadic#CE9C49, #49CE9C
Split complementary#BDCE49, #49CE5A
Tetradic#CE5A49, #7BCE49, #49BDCE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3EAF9
Lighter +30%#DEC2EE
Lighter +20%#C899E4
Lighter +10%#B271D9
Darker −10%#8230B4
Darker −20%#65268B
Darker −30%#481B63
Darker −40%#2B103B
More saturated +25%#A32CEB
Less saturated −25%#9566B1

Channel breakdown

R156
G73
B206
Red156 (61.2%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue277.44°
Saturation (HSL)57.58%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 49 · B CE

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