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Recognised as Colour

#9D77DF

  • #9D77DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9D77DF is a violet with RGB values 157, 119, 223 and HSL 262°, 62%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9D77DF#9D77DF
HEX#9D77DF
RGBrgb(157, 119, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.4667, 0.8745
RGB percentages61.6%, 46.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(261.9, 61.9%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 46.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK29.6%, 46.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,319,839
CSS custom property--colour: #9D77DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#628820

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#578BE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F8ADCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#908AA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 3.6Slate blue · ΔE 15.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19Royal blue · ΔE 22.5Medium orchid · ΔE 23Orchid · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 3.55, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9DF77
Analogous#7785DF, #D177DF
Triadic#DF9D77, #77DF9D
Split complementary#DFD177, #85DF77
Tetradic#DF7785, #B9DF77, #77DFD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F3FC
Lighter +20%#D8CAF2
Lighter +10%#BBA0E9
Darker −10%#7F4ED5
Darker −20%#642EC2
Darker −30%#4F2499
Darker −40%#391A70
More saturated +25%#9762F4
Less saturated −25%#A38CCA

Channel breakdown

R157
G119
B223
Red157 (61.6%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue261.92°
Saturation (HSL)61.9%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 77 · B DF

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