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Recognised as Colour

#9D65D4

  • #9D65D4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9D65D4 is a violet with RGB values 157, 101, 212 and HSL 270°, 56%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9D65D4#9D65D4
HEX#9D65D4
RGBrgb(157, 101, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.3961, 0.8314
RGB percentages61.6%, 39.6%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(270.3, 56.3%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 52.4%, 83.1%)
CMYK25.9%, 52.4%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,315,220
CSS custom property--colour: #9D65D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#629A2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#417DD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#537FD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Tritanopia#947993no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.3Slate blue · ΔE 14.2Medium orchid · ΔE 15.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4Orchid · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CD465
Analogous#6565D4, #D465D4
Triadic#D49D65, #65D49D
Split complementary#D4D465, #65D465
Tetradic#D46665, #9CD465, #65D4D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9DDF5
Lighter +20%#D0B5EA
Lighter +10%#B68DDF
Darker −10%#843DC9
Darker −20%#6A2EA5
Darker −30%#50237D
Darker −40%#371855
More saturated +25%#9D4CED
Less saturated −25%#9D7EBB

Channel breakdown

R157
G101
B212
Red157 (61.6%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue270.27°
Saturation (HSL)56.35%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 65 · B D4

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