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Colour

#9E4ABB

  • #9E4ABB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9E4ABB is a violet with RGB values 158, 74, 187 and HSL 285°, 45%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9E4ABB#9E4ABB
HEX#9E4ABB
RGBrgb(158, 74, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.2902, 0.7333
RGB percentages62%, 29%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(284.6, 45.4%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 60.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK15.5%, 60.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,373,819
CSS custom property--colour: #9E4ABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#61B544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2969BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B71B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9D5D7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.9Dark magenta · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 18.5Orchid · ΔE 19.5Purple · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#67BB4A
Analogous#664ABB, #BB4A9F
Triadic#BB9E4A, #4ABB9E
Split complementary#9FBB4A, #4ABB66
Tetradic#BB664A, #67BB4A, #4A9FBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDDEF3
Lighter +30%#DAB9E5
Lighter +20%#C694D7
Lighter +10%#B26FC9
Darker −10%#803999
Darker −20%#612B74
Darker −30%#421D4F
Darker −40%#231029
More saturated +25%#AD2BDA
Less saturated −25%#8F699C

Channel breakdown

R158
G74
B187
Red158 (62%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue284.6°
Saturation (HSL)45.38%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 4A · B BB

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