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Recognised as Colour

#9D23BF

  • #9D23BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9D23BF is a violet with RGB values 157, 35, 191 and HSL 287°, 69%, 44%. 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

#9D23BF#9D23BF
HEX#9D23BF
RGBrgb(157, 35, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.1373, 0.749
RGB percentages61.6%, 13.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(286.9, 69%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.9, 81.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK17.8%, 81.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,298,303
CSS custom property--colour: #9D23BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#62DC40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2665BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9B4973no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5.7Dark violet · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3Blue violet · ΔE 19.2Dark magenta · ΔE 19.9Purple · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45BF23
Analogous#4F23BF, #BF2393
Triadic#BF9D23, #23BF9D
Split complementary#93BF23, #23BF4F
Tetradic#BF4F23, #45BF23, #2393BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7BBF3
Lighter +30%#D790EB
Lighter +20%#C765E3
Lighter +10%#B83ADB
Darker −10%#7A1B94
Darker −20%#561369
Darker −30%#330B3E
Darker −40%#0F0313
More saturated +25%#AD07DB
Less saturated −25%#8D3FA3

Channel breakdown

R157
G35
B191
Red157 (61.6%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue286.92°
Saturation (HSL)69.03%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 23 · B BF

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