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Recognised as Colour

#9D52C0

  • #9D52C0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9D52C0 is a violet with RGB values 157, 82, 192 and HSL 281°, 47%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9D52C0#9D52C0
HEX#9D52C0
RGBrgb(157, 82, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.3216, 0.7529
RGB percentages61.6%, 32.2%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(280.9, 46.6%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 57.3%, 75.3%)
CMYK18.2%, 57.3%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,310,336
CSS custom property--colour: #9D52C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.6 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#6A6A6A
Inverted#62AD3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#326EC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E74BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9A6581no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 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

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.3Medium purple · ΔE 15Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Orchid · ΔE 19.1Dark magenta · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75C052
Analogous#6652C0, #C052AC
Triadic#C09D52, #52C09D
Split complementary#ACC052, #52C066
Tetradic#C06652, #75C052, #52ACC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E8F6
Lighter +30%#DDC2E9
Lighter +20%#C79DDB
Lighter +10%#B277CE
Darker −10%#823CA3
Darker −20%#652E7E
Darker −30%#472059
Darker −40%#291333
More saturated +25%#A835DE
Less saturated −25%#9270A3

Channel breakdown

R157
G82
B192
Red157 (61.6%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue280.91°
Saturation (HSL)46.61%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 52 · B C0

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