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Recognised as Colour

#9F49DA

  • #9F49DA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9F49DA is a violet with RGB values 159, 73, 218 and HSL 276°, 66%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9F49DA#9F49DA
HEX#9F49DA
RGBrgb(159, 73, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.2863, 0.8549
RGB percentages62.4%, 28.6%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(275.6, 66.2%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 66.5%, 85.5%)
CMYK27.1%, 66.5%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,439,130
CSS custom property--colour: #9F49DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#60B625

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C74D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Tritanopia#96688Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.4Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4Blue violet · ΔE 19.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9Dark violet · ΔE 21.5Slate blue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84DA49
Analogous#5749DA, #DA49CC
Triadic#DA9F49, #49DA9F
Split complementary#CCDA49, #49DA57
Tetradic#DA5749, #84DA49, #49CCDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F3FC
Lighter +30%#E2C8F4
Lighter +20%#CC9EEB
Lighter +10%#B573E3
Darker −10%#8729C7
Darker −20%#6A209D
Darker −30%#4E1773
Darker −40%#310F48
More saturated +25%#A42EF5
Less saturated −25%#9A64BF

Channel breakdown

R159
G73
B218
Red159 (62.4%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue275.59°
Saturation (HSL)66.21%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 49 · B DA

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