Colour

#9048A6

#9048A6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#9048A6 is a violet with RGB values 144, 72, 166 and HSL 286°, 39%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9048A6

RGBrgb(144, 72, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.2824, 0.651

RGB percentages56.5%, 28.2%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(286, 39.5%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286, 56.6%, 65.1%)

CMYK13.3%, 56.6%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,455,782

CSS custom property--colour: #9048A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1

Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#6FB759

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3361A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B68A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Tritanopia#905770no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14 Medium purple · ΔE 18.9 Purple · ΔE 19.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.1 Slate blue · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5EA648

Analogous#6148A6, #A6488D

Triadic#A69048, #48A690

Split complementary#8DA648, #48A661

Tetradic#A66148, #5EA648, #488DA6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4D0EA

Lighter +30%#D0ACDB

Lighter +20%#BC88CC

Lighter +10%#A865BC

Darker −10%#713982

Darker −20%#52295F

Darker −30%#331A3B

Darker −40%#150A18

More saturated +25%#A02AC4

Less saturated −25%#806688

Channel breakdown

R144

G72

B166

Red144 (56.5%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue285.96°

Saturation (HSL)39.5%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 90 · G 48 · B A6

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