Recognised as Colour

#9F53DB

#9F53DB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#9F53DB is a violet with RGB values 159, 83, 219 and HSL 274°, 65%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9F53DB#9F53DB

HEX#9F53DB

RGBrgb(159, 83, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.3255, 0.8588

RGB percentages62.4%, 32.5%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(273.5, 65.4%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.5, 62.1%, 85.9%)

CMYK27.4%, 62.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,441,691

CSS custom property--colour: #9F53DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1

Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#60AC24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0075DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3978D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Tritanopia#956F8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 12.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4 Slate blue · ΔE 19.9 Medium purple · ΔE 20.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8FDB53

Analogous#5B53DB, #DB53D3

Triadic#DB9F53, #53DB9F

Split complementary#D3DB53, #53DB5B

Tetradic#DB5B53, #8FDB53, #53D3DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFCFE

Lighter +30%#E6D2F5

Lighter +20%#CEA7ED

Lighter +10%#B77DE4

Darker −10%#872BD0

Darker −20%#6C23A5

Darker −30%#501A7B

Darker −40%#351151

More saturated +25%#A239F5

Less saturated −25%#9C6DC1

Channel breakdown

R159

G83

B219

Red159 (62.4%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue273.53°

Saturation (HSL)65.38%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9F · G 53 · B DB

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