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Recognised as Colour

#9D1BC9

  • #9D1BC9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9D1BC9 is a violet with RGB values 157, 27, 201 and HSL 285°, 76%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9D1BC9#9D1BC9
HEX#9D1BC9
RGBrgb(157, 27, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.1059, 0.7882
RGB percentages61.6%, 10.6%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(284.8, 76.3%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 86.6%, 78.8%)
CMYK21.9%, 86.6%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,296,265
CSS custom property--colour: #9D1BC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#62E436

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Tritanopia#994B78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.1Dark violet · ΔE 10.2Blue violet · ΔE 13.5Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5Dark magenta · ΔE 26.1Indigo · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47C91B
Analogous#461BC9, #C91B9E
Triadic#C99D1B, #1BC99D
Split complementary#9EC91B, #1BC946
Tetradic#C9461B, #47C91B, #1B9EC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7BAF6
Lighter +30%#D78DF0
Lighter +20%#C760EA
Lighter +10%#B733E4
Darker −10%#7A159C
Darker −20%#570F6F
Darker −30%#340942
Darker −40%#110315
More saturated +25%#AA00E4
Less saturated −25%#8F37AC

Channel breakdown

R157
G27
B201
Red157 (61.6%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue284.83°
Saturation (HSL)76.32%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 1B · B C9

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