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Color space conversion

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RGB open »
Red Green Blue
59.22% 9.02% 70.59%
HSL open »
Hue Saturation Lightness
288.92° 77.34% 39.8%
HSV / HSB
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
288.92° 87.22% 70.59%
RGB - Normalized
Red Green Blue
0.59 0.09 0.71
HSL - Normalized
Hue Saturation Lightness
0.8 0.77 0.4
HSV / HSB - Normalized
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
0.8 0.87 0.71
CMYK open »
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
16% 87% 0% 29%
YCbCr
Y Cb Cr
0.31 0.22 0.2
XYZ
X Y Z
21.31 10.49 44.08
CIE Lab
L a b
38.7 67.95 -53.64

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CSS notation

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#9717b4
rgb(151,23,180)
hsl(289, 77%, 40%)

Tints, Shades, and Tones

Tints of color #9717b4

Tints

A tint is obtained by adding white to a color. This process reduces darkness.
Shades of color #9717b4

Shades

A shade is obtained by adding black to a color. This process increases darkness.
Tones of color #9717b4

Tones

A tone is produced either by mixing a color with grey, or by both tinting and shading.

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Color Harmonies

Schemes of colors that work well together. Read more about Color Harmonies »
Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #9717b4

Complementary

Create the strongest contrast.
Triad Harmony Color Scheme of #9717b4

Triad

Let one color dominate and use the other two for the accent.
Square Harmony Color Scheme of #9717b4

Square

Balance between warm and cool colors.
Adjacent Harmony Color Scheme of #9717b4

Adjacent / Analogous / Analogic

Pleasing and harmonious to the eye, they can be found in nature.
Split Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #9717b4

Split Complementary

Low tension, strong visual contrast.
Rectangle Tetradic Harmony Color Scheme of #9717b4

Rectangle / Tetradic

Two complementary pairs for a total of four colors.
Pentagram Harmony Color Scheme of #9717b4

Pentagram

Circle around the color wheel, five colors.