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Recognised as Colour

#9D2DD3

  • #9D2DD3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9D2DD3 is a violet with RGB values 157, 45, 211 and HSL 280°, 65%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9D2DD3#9D2DD3
HEX#9D2DD3
RGBrgb(157, 45, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.1765, 0.8275
RGB percentages61.6%, 17.6%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(280.5, 65.4%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.5, 78.7%, 82.7%)
CMYK25.6%, 78.7%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,300,883
CSS custom property--colour: #9D2DD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#62D22C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Tritanopia#965681no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5Dark violet · ΔE 11Blue violet · ΔE 11.6Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Dark magenta · ΔE 27.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63D32D
Analogous#4A2DD3, #D32DB6
Triadic#D39D2D, #2DD39D
Split complementary#B6D32D, #2DD34A
Tetradic#D34A2D, #63D32D, #2DB6D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECD6F6
Lighter +30%#D8ABEE
Lighter +20%#C481E5
Lighter +10%#B157DC
Darker −10%#7E24A9
Darker −20%#5F1B7F
Darker −30%#3F1255
Darker −40%#20092B
More saturated +25%#A80DF3
Less saturated −25%#924DB3

Channel breakdown

R157
G45
B211
Red157 (61.6%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue280.48°
Saturation (HSL)65.35%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 2D · B D3

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