Recognised as Colour

#9D76BF

#9D76BF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9D76BF is a violet with RGB values 157, 118, 191 and HSL 272°, 36%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9D76BF

RGBrgb(157, 118, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.4627, 0.749

RGB percentages61.6%, 46.3%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(272.1, 36.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.1, 38.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK17.8%, 38.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,319,551

CSS custom property--colour: #9D76BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#628940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6785C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7087BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Tritanopia#998191no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.1 Plum · ΔE 20.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.8 Orchid · ΔE 26.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1 Slate blue · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#98BF76

Analogous#7976BF, #BF76BD

Triadic#BF9D76, #76BF9D

Split complementary#BDBF76, #76BF79

Tetradic#BF7976, #98BF76, #76BDBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8DEF0

Lighter +20%#CFBCDF

Lighter +10%#B699CF

Darker −10%#8453AF

Darker −20%#6A428D

Darker −30%#50326A

Darker −40%#362148

More saturated +25%#9F5DD8

Less saturated −25%#9B8FA6

Channel breakdown

R157

G118

B191

Red157 (61.6%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue272.05°

Saturation (HSL)36.32%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9D · G 76 · B BF

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