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Recognised as Colour

#9E50C3

  • #9E50C3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9E50C3 is a violet with RGB values 158, 80, 195 and HSL 281°, 49%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9E50C3#9E50C3
HEX#9E50C3
RGBrgb(158, 80, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.3137, 0.7647
RGB percentages62%, 31.4%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(280.7, 48.9%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.7, 59%, 76.5%)
CMYK19%, 59%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,375,363
CSS custom property--colour: #9E50C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#61AF3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C6EC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B74C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#9B6482no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.5Medium purple · ΔE 16.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.4Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6Orchid · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75C350
Analogous#6450C3, #C350AF
Triadic#C39E50, #50C39E
Split complementary#AEC350, #50C365
Tetradic#C36550, #75C350, #50AFC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E8F7
Lighter +30%#DDC2EA
Lighter +20%#C89CDD
Lighter +10%#B376D0
Darker −10%#8439A7
Darker −20%#662C81
Darker −30%#481F5B
Darker −40%#2A1235
More saturated +25%#A833E0
Less saturated −25%#946DA6

Channel breakdown

R158
G80
B195
Red158 (62%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue280.7°
Saturation (HSL)48.94%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 50 · B C3

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