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Recognised as Colour

#9028BD

  • #9028BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9028BD is a violet with RGB values 144, 40, 189 and HSL 282°, 65%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9028BD#9028BD
HEX#9028BD
RGBrgb(144, 40, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.1569, 0.7412
RGB percentages56.5%, 15.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(281.9, 65.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.9, 78.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK23.8%, 78.8%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,447,613
CSS custom property--colour: #9028BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#6FD742

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0F60BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8B4C73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 4.8Medium orchid · ΔE 17.7Dark violet · ΔE 18Blue violet · ΔE 18.6Dark magenta · ΔE 19.9Indigo · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 4.75, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55BD28
Analogous#4528BD, #BD28A0
Triadic#BD9028, #28BD90
Split complementary#A0BD28, #28BD45
Tetradic#BD4528, #55BD28, #28A0BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2BFF2
Lighter +30%#CF95E9
Lighter +20%#BD6BE0
Lighter +10%#AA41D7
Darker −10%#701F93
Darker −20%#501669
Darker −30%#300D3F
Darker −40%#100415
More saturated +25%#9B0BDA
Less saturated −25%#8545A0

Channel breakdown

R144
G40
B189
Red144 (56.5%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue281.88°
Saturation (HSL)65.07%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 28 · B BD

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