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Recognised as Colour

#9D5FBB

  • #9D5FBB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9D5FBB is a violet with RGB values 157, 95, 187 and HSL 280°, 40%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9D5FBB#9D5FBB
HEX#9D5FBB
RGBrgb(157, 95, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.3725, 0.7333
RGB percentages61.6%, 37.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(280.4, 40.4%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.4, 49.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK16%, 49.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,313,659
CSS custom property--colour: #9D5FBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#62A044

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B75BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D7AB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9B6D84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.1Orchid · ΔE 19Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.7Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Slate blue · ΔE 20.5Violet · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DBB5F
Analogous#6F5FBB, #BB5FAB
Triadic#BB9D5F, #5FBB9D
Split complementary#ABBB5F, #5FBB6F
Tetradic#BB6F5F, #7DBB5F, #5FABBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5EEF8
Lighter +30%#DFCAE9
Lighter +20%#C9A7D9
Lighter +10%#B383CA
Darker −10%#8445A2
Darker −20%#67367E
Darker −30%#4A265B
Darker −40%#2C1737
More saturated +25%#A743D8
Less saturated −25%#937C9F

Channel breakdown

R157
G95
B187
Red157 (61.6%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue280.43°
Saturation (HSL)40.35%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 5F · B BB

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