Recognised as Colour

#9D52DE

#9D52DE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#9D52DE is a violet with RGB values 157, 82, 222 and HSL 272°, 68%, 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

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HEX#9D52DE

RGBrgb(157, 82, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.3216, 0.8706

RGB percentages61.6%, 32.2%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(272.1, 68%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.1, 63.1%, 87.1%)

CMYK29.3%, 63.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,310,366

CSS custom property--colour: #9D52DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#62AD21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0075E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3077DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Tritanopia#926F91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 13 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.2 Slate blue · ΔE 20.6 Blue violet · ΔE 22 Medium purple · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)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#93DE52

Analogous#5752DE, #DE52D9

Triadic#DE9D52, #52DE9D

Split complementary#D9DE52, #52DE57

Tetradic#DE5752, #93DE52, #52D9DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFDFF

Lighter +30%#E6D2F7

Lighter +20%#CEA8EE

Lighter +10%#B57DE6

Darker −10%#8529D4

Darker −20%#6A20AA

Darker −30%#4F187F

Darker −40%#341054

More saturated +25%#9F38F8

Less saturated −25%#9B6CC4

Channel breakdown

R157

G82

B222

Red157 (61.6%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue272.14°

Saturation (HSL)67.96%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9D · G 52 · B DE

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