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Recognised as Colour

#9D4CF3

  • #9D4CF3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#9D4CF3 is a violet with RGB values 157, 76, 243 and HSL 269°, 87%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9D4CF3#9D4CF3
HEX#9D4CF3
RGBrgb(157, 76, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.298, 0.9529
RGB percentages61.6%, 29.8%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(269.1, 87.4%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.1, 68.7%, 95.3%)
CMYK35.4%, 68.7%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,308,851
CSS custom property--colour: #9D4CF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#62B30C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8B749Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11Dark orchid · ΔE 12.9Dark violet · ΔE 16.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.4Medium orchid · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2F34C
Analogous#4C4EF3, #F14CF3
Triadic#F39D4C, #4CF39D
Split complementary#F3F14C, #4EF34C
Tetradic#F34C4E, #A2F34C, #4CF3F1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECDBFD
Lighter +20%#D1ACF9
Lighter +10%#B77CF6
Darker −10%#831CF0
Darker −20%#6A0ECB
Darker −30%#510A9C
Darker −40%#38076C
More saturated +25%#9D40FF
Less saturated −25%#9E64DB

Channel breakdown

R157
G76
B243
Red157 (61.6%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue269.1°
Saturation (HSL)87.43%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 4C · B F3

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