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Recognised as Colour

#9D35DF

  • #9D35DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9D35DF is a violet with RGB values 157, 53, 223 and HSL 277°, 73%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9D35DF#9D35DF
HEX#9D35DF
RGBrgb(157, 53, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.2078, 0.8745
RGB percentages61.6%, 20.8%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(276.7, 72.6%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.7, 76.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK29.6%, 76.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,302,943
CSS custom property--colour: #9D35DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#62CA20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Tritanopia#925F89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.3Blue violet · ΔE 8.4Dark violet · ΔE 10.2Medium orchid · ΔE 23.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5Medium blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77DF35
Analogous#4835DF, #DF35CC
Triadic#DF9D35, #35DF9D
Split complementary#CCDF35, #35DF48
Tetradic#DF4835, #77DF35, #35CCDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E5FB
Lighter +30%#DDB9F4
Lighter +20%#C88DED
Lighter +10%#B261E6
Darker −10%#831FC2
Darker −20%#651896
Darker −30%#47116A
Darker −40%#2A0A3E
More saturated +25%#A418FC
Less saturated −25%#9652C2

Channel breakdown

R157
G53
B223
Red157 (61.6%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue276.71°
Saturation (HSL)72.65%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 35 · B DF

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