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Recognised as Colour

#9D7FB2

  • #9D7FB2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9D7FB2 is a violet with RGB values 157, 127, 178 and HSL 275°, 25%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9D7FB2#9D7FB2
HEX#9D7FB2
RGBrgb(157, 127, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.498, 0.698
RGB percentages61.6%, 49.8%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(275.3, 24.9%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 28.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK11.8%, 28.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,321,842
CSS custom property--colour: #9D7FB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#62804D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7789B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8BB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9B8691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.3Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3Slate grey · ΔE 26.8Thistle · ΔE 27.4Steel blue · ΔE 27.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94B27F
Analogous#847FB2, #B27FAE
Triadic#B29D7F, #7FB29D
Split complementary#ADB27F, #7FB284
Tetradic#B2847F, #94B27F, #7FAEB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#E6DFEB
Lighter +20%#CEBFD8
Lighter +10%#B59FC5
Darker −10%#855F9F
Darker −20%#6A4C7F
Darker −30%#4F395F
Darker −40%#35263F
More saturated +25%#A265CC
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R157
G127
B178
Red157 (61.6%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue275.29°
Saturation (HSL)24.88%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 7F · B B2

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