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Recognised as Colour

#9D87CA

  • #9D87CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9D87CA is a violet with RGB values 157, 135, 202 and HSL 260°, 39%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9D87CA#9D87CA
HEX#9D87CA
RGBrgb(157, 135, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5294, 0.7922
RGB percentages61.6%, 52.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(259.7, 38.7%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 33.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK22.3%, 33.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,323,914
CSS custom property--colour: #9D87CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#627835

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7792CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B92C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#95929Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Medium purple · ΔE 24.2Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Thistle · ΔE 31Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4CA87
Analogous#8792CA, #BF87CA
Triadic#CA9D87, #87CA9D
Split complementary#CABF87, #92CA87
Tetradic#CA8792, #B4CA87, #87CABF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F1F9
Lighter +20%#D7CEE9
Lighter +10%#BAAADA
Darker −10%#8064BA
Darker −20%#6648A3
Darker −30%#503880
Darker −40%#3A295C
More saturated +25%#9671E0
Less saturated −25%#A49DB4

Channel breakdown

R157
G135
B202
Red157 (61.6%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue259.7°
Saturation (HSL)38.73%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 87 · B CA

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