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Recognised as Colour

#9F2CC5

  • #9F2CC5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9F2CC5 is a violet with RGB values 159, 44, 197 and HSL 285°, 63%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9F2CC5#9F2CC5
HEX#9F2CC5
RGBrgb(159, 44, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.1725, 0.7725
RGB percentages62.4%, 17.3%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(285.1, 63.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.1, 77.7%, 77.3%)
CMYK19.3%, 77.7%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,431,685
CSS custom property--colour: #9F2CC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#60D33A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2969C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9C4F78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 4Medium orchid · ΔE 16Dark violet · ΔE 17.1Blue violet · ΔE 18.5Dark magenta · ΔE 21.1Purple · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 4.02, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52C52C
Analogous#522CC5, #C52C9F
Triadic#C59F2C, #2CC59F
Split complementary#9EC52C, #2CC553
Tetradic#C5532C, #52C52C, #2C9EC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9CAF3
Lighter +30%#D8A0EA
Lighter +20%#C676E1
Lighter +10%#B54DD7
Darker −10%#7D239B
Darker −20%#5C1972
Darker −30%#3A1048
Darker −40%#18071E
More saturated +25%#AE0EE3
Less saturated −25%#904AA7

Channel breakdown

R159
G44
B197
Red159 (62.4%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue285.1°
Saturation (HSL)63.49%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 2C · B C5

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