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Recognised as Colour

#9D1CC4

  • #9D1CC4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9D1CC4 is a violet with RGB values 157, 28, 196 and HSL 286°, 75%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9D1CC4#9D1CC4
HEX#9D1CC4
RGBrgb(157, 28, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.1098, 0.7686
RGB percentages61.6%, 11%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(286.1, 75%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 85.7%, 76.9%)
CMYK19.9%, 85.7%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,296,516
CSS custom property--colour: #9D1CC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#62E33B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1664C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9A4975no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.1Dark violet · ΔE 12.8Blue violet · ΔE 15.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Dark magenta · ΔE 23.5Purple · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43C41C
Analogous#491CC4, #C41C97
Triadic#C49D1C, #1CC49D
Split complementary#97C41C, #1CC449
Tetradic#C4491C, #43C41C, #1C97C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6B7F5
Lighter +30%#D78BEE
Lighter +20%#C85EE8
Lighter +10%#B931E2
Darker −10%#791697
Darker −20%#560F6B
Darker −30%#32093E
Darker −40%#0E0311
More saturated +25%#AC00E0
Less saturated −25%#8E38A8

Channel breakdown

R157
G28
B196
Red157 (61.6%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue286.07°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 1C · B C4

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