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Recognised as Colour

#9D43E8

  • #9D43E8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9D43E8 is a violet with RGB values 157, 67, 232 and HSL 273°, 78%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9D43E8#9D43E8
HEX#9D43E8
RGBrgb(157, 67, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.2627, 0.9098
RGB percentages61.6%, 26.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(272.7, 78.2%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 71.1%, 91%)
CMYK32.3%, 71.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,306,536
CSS custom property--colour: #9D43E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#62BC17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8F6A92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.4Blue violet · ΔE 10.1Dark violet · ΔE 14.3Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.6Slate blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EE843
Analogous#4B43E8, #E843E0
Triadic#E89D43, #43E89D
Split complementary#E0E843, #43E84B
Tetradic#E84B43, #8EE843, #43E0E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF9FE
Lighter +30%#E4CBF9
Lighter +20%#CC9EF3
Lighter +10%#B570EE
Darker −10%#851BDD
Darker −20%#6A15B0
Darker −30%#4E1082
Darker −40%#330A55
More saturated +25%#9F2CFF
Less saturated −25%#9B5DCE

Channel breakdown

R157
G67
B232
Red157 (61.6%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue272.73°
Saturation (HSL)78.2%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 43 · B E8

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