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Recognised as Colour

#902CBC

  • #902CBC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#902CBC is a violet with RGB values 144, 44, 188 and HSL 282°, 62%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#902CBC#902CBC
HEX#902CBC
RGBrgb(144, 44, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.1725, 0.7373
RGB percentages56.5%, 17.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(281.7, 62.1%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 76.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK23.4%, 76.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,448,636
CSS custom property--colour: #902CBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#6FD343

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1961B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8B4E73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5.9Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3Dark magenta · ΔE 18.9Dark violet · ΔE 20Blue violet · ΔE 20.3Purple · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#58BC2C
Analogous#482CBC, #BC2CA0
Triadic#BC902C, #2CBC90
Split complementary#A0BC2C, #2CBC48
Tetradic#BC482C, #58BC2C, #2CA0BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3C3F1
Lighter +30%#D09AE7
Lighter +20%#BC70DE
Lighter +10%#A947D4
Darker −10%#702293
Darker −20%#511969
Darker −30%#310F40
Darker −40%#110517
More saturated +25%#9B0FD9
Less saturated −25%#85499F

Channel breakdown

R144
G44
B188
Red144 (56.5%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue281.67°
Saturation (HSL)62.07%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 2C · B BC

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