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Recognised as Colour

#9D64CD

  • #9D64CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9D64CD is a violet with RGB values 157, 100, 205 and HSL 273°, 51%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9D64CD#9D64CD
HEX#9D64CD
RGBrgb(157, 100, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.3922, 0.8039
RGB percentages61.6%, 39.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(272.6, 51.2%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.6, 51.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK23.4%, 51.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,314,957
CSS custom property--colour: #9D64CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#629B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#467BD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#577ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Tritanopia#96768Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.7Slate blue · ΔE 15.5Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.8Orchid · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94CD64
Analogous#6864CD, #CD64C9
Triadic#CD9D64, #64CD9D
Split complementary#C9CD64, #64CD68
Tetradic#CD6864, #94CD64, #64C9CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#E6D8F2
Lighter +20%#CEB1E6
Lighter +10%#B58BD9
Darker −10%#853EC0
Darker −20%#6A3299
Darker −30%#4F2573
Darker −40%#35194C
More saturated +25%#9F4AE7
Less saturated −25%#9B7EB3

Channel breakdown

R157
G100
B205
Red157 (61.6%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue272.57°
Saturation (HSL)51.22%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 64 · B CD

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