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Recognised as Colour

#9D28B8

  • #9D28B8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9D28B8 is a violet with RGB values 157, 40, 184 and HSL 289°, 64%, 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

#9D28B8#9D28B8
HEX#9D28B8
RGBrgb(157, 40, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.1569, 0.7216
RGB percentages61.6%, 15.7%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(288.8, 64.3%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 78.3%, 72.2%)
CMYK14.7%, 78.3%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,299,576
CSS custom property--colour: #9D28B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.3 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#4B4B4B
Inverted#62D747

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ABCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3365B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9D4870no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 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 8.8Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3Dark magenta · ΔE 15.8Purple · ΔE 20.1Dark violet · ΔE 21.9Blue violet · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43B828
Analogous#5528B8, #B8288B
Triadic#B89D28, #28B89D
Split complementary#8BB828, #28B855
Tetradic#B85528, #43B828, #288BB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6BCF0
Lighter +30%#D792E7
Lighter +20%#C868DE
Lighter +10%#B93ED5
Darker −10%#791F8E
Darker −20%#561664
Darker −30%#320D3A
Darker −40%#0E0410
More saturated +25%#AF0CD4
Less saturated −25%#8C449C

Channel breakdown

R157
G40
B184
Red157 (61.6%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue288.75°
Saturation (HSL)64.29%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 28 · B B8

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