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Recognised as Colour

#9D64E1

  • #9D64E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9D64E1 is a violet with RGB values 157, 100, 225 and HSL 267°, 68%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9D64E1#9D64E1
HEX#9D64E1
RGBrgb(157, 100, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.3922, 0.8824
RGB percentages61.6%, 39.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(267.4, 67.6%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 55.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK30.2%, 55.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,314,977
CSS custom property--colour: #9D64E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#629B1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#317FE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4680DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#907D99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12Medium purple · ΔE 12Medium orchid · ΔE 14.1Slate blue · ΔE 14.4Dark orchid · ΔE 21Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8E164
Analogous#6469E1, #DC64E1
Triadic#E19D64, #64E19D
Split complementary#E1DC64, #69E164
Tetradic#E16469, #A8E164, #64E1DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE4FA
Lighter +20%#D3B9F2
Lighter +10%#B88FE9
Darker −10%#8239D9
Darker −20%#6924BB
Darker −30%#511C90
Darker −40%#391465
More saturated +25%#9B4DF8
Less saturated −25%#9F7BCA

Channel breakdown

R157
G100
B225
Red157 (61.6%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue267.36°
Saturation (HSL)67.57%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 64 · B E1

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