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Recognised as Colour

#9D50E3

  • #9D50E3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9D50E3 is a violet with RGB values 157, 80, 227 and HSL 271°, 72%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9D50E3#9D50E3
HEX#9D50E3
RGBrgb(157, 80, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.3137, 0.8902
RGB percentages61.6%, 31.4%, 89%
HSLhsl(271.4, 72.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.4, 64.8%, 89%)
CMYK30.8%, 64.8%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,309,859
CSS custom property--colour: #9D50E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#62AF1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2477E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Tritanopia#907093no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.9Medium orchid · ΔE 15.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.5Blue violet · ΔE 18.7Dark violet · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96E350
Analogous#5350E3, #E350E0
Triadic#E39D50, #50E39D
Split complementary#DFE350, #50E354
Tetradic#E35450, #96E350, #50DFE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7D4F8
Lighter +20%#CEA8F1
Lighter +10%#B67CEA
Darker −10%#8424DC
Darker −20%#6A1CB1
Darker −30%#501585
Darker −40%#350E59
More saturated +25%#9E37FC
Less saturated −25%#9C69CA

Channel breakdown

R157
G80
B227
Red157 (61.6%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue271.43°
Saturation (HSL)72.41%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 50 · B E3

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