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Recognised as Colour

#9C5AD0

  • #9C5AD0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9C5AD0 is a violet with RGB values 156, 90, 208 and HSL 274°, 56%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9C5AD0#9C5AD0
HEX#9C5AD0
RGBrgb(156, 90, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.3529, 0.8157
RGB percentages61.2%, 35.3%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(273.6, 55.7%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.6, 56.7%, 81.6%)
CMYK25%, 56.7%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,246,864
CSS custom property--colour: #9C5AD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#63A52F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3076D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4979CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Tritanopia#94708Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.5Medium purple · ΔE 12.5Slate blue · ΔE 15.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.9Dark orchid · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ED05A
Analogous#615AD0, #D05AC9
Triadic#D09C5A, #5AD09C
Split complementary#C9D05A, #5AD061
Tetradic#D0615A, #8ED05A, #5AC9D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF9FD
Lighter +30%#E3D1F2
Lighter +20%#CCA9E7
Lighter +10%#B482DB
Darker −10%#8437C0
Darker −20%#682B99
Darker −30%#4D2071
Darker −40%#321549
More saturated +25%#9F40EB
Less saturated −25%#9975B6

Channel breakdown

R156
G90
B208
Red156 (61.2%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue273.56°
Saturation (HSL)55.66%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 5A · B D0

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