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Recognised as Colour

#9048A8

  • #9048A8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#9048A8 is a violet with RGB values 144, 72, 168 and HSL 285°, 40%, 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

#9048A8#9048A8
HEX#9048A8
RGBrgb(144, 72, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.2824, 0.6588
RGB percentages56.5%, 28.2%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(285, 40%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 57.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK14.3%, 57.1%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,455,784
CSS custom property--colour: #9048A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#6FB757

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3162ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A69A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8F5771no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.5Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6Purple · ΔE 19Dark magenta · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60A848
Analogous#6048A8, #A84890
Triadic#A89048, #48A890
Split complementary#90A848, #48A860
Tetradic#A86048, #60A848, #4890A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5D1EB
Lighter +30%#D0ADDC
Lighter +20%#BC89CD
Lighter +10%#A766BD
Darker −10%#713984
Darker −20%#532961
Darker −30%#341A3D
Darker −40%#160B19
More saturated +25%#9F2AC6
Less saturated −25%#81668A

Channel breakdown

R144
G72
B168
Red144 (56.5%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 48 · B A8

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