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Recognised as Colour

#9D7ADB

  • #9D7ADB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9D7ADB is a violet with RGB values 157, 122, 219 and HSL 262°, 57%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9D7ADB#9D7ADB
HEX#9D7ADB
RGBrgb(157, 122, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.4784, 0.8588
RGB percentages61.6%, 47.8%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(261.6, 57.4%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 44.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK28.3%, 44.3%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,320,603
CSS custom property--colour: #9D7ADB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#628524

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E8CDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#658BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#918BA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.9Slate blue · ΔE 18.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.6Royal blue · ΔE 24.1Orchid · ΔE 24.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8DB7A
Analogous#7A87DB, #CE7ADB
Triadic#DB9D7A, #7ADB9D
Split complementary#DBCE7A, #87DB7A
Tetradic#DB7A87, #B8DB7A, #7ADBCE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F2FC
Lighter +20%#D8CAF1
Lighter +10%#BBA2E6
Darker −10%#7F52D0
Darker −20%#6433BC
Darker −30%#4F2894
Darker −40%#3A1D6C
More saturated +25%#9765F0
Less saturated −25%#A38FC6

Channel breakdown

R157
G122
B219
Red157 (61.6%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue261.65°
Saturation (HSL)57.4%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 7A · B DB

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