Recognised as Colour

#9C55B2

#9C55B2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9C55B2 is a violet with RGB values 156, 85, 178 and HSL 286°, 38%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9C55B2

RGBrgb(156, 85, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.3333, 0.698

RGB percentages61.2%, 33.3%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(285.8, 37.7%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.8, 52.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK12.4%, 52.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,245,554

CSS custom property--colour: #9C55B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#63AA4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#426DB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5974AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9C637Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4 Orchid · ΔE 18.6 Slate blue · ΔE 22.1 Purple · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6BB255

Analogous#6D55B2, #B2559A

Triadic#B29C55, #55B29C

Split complementary#99B255, #55B26E

Tetradic#B26E55, #6BB255, #559AB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEE1F2

Lighter +30%#D9BEE2

Lighter +20%#C59BD2

Lighter +10%#B078C2

Darker −10%#7F4292

Darker −20%#60326F

Darker −30%#42224C

Darker −40%#231229

More saturated +25%#AC36D1

Less saturated −25%#8C7493

Channel breakdown

R156

G85

B178

Red156 (61.2%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue285.81°

Saturation (HSL)37.65%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9C · G 55 · B B2

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