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Recognised as Colour

#9049CC

  • #9049CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9049CC is a violet with RGB values 144, 73, 204 and HSL 273°, 56%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9049CC#9049CC
HEX#9049CC
RGBrgb(144, 73, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.2863, 0.8
RGB percentages56.5%, 28.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(272.5, 56.2%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.5, 64.2%, 80%)
CMYK29.4%, 64.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,456,076
CSS custom property--colour: #9049CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#6FB633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#296DC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Tritanopia#866584no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.5Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.6Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 19Medium purple · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85CC49
Analogous#4E49CC, #CC49C7
Triadic#CC9049, #49CC90
Split complementary#C7CC49, #49CC4E
Tetradic#CC4E49, #85CC49, #49C7CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E8F9
Lighter +30%#D9C1ED
Lighter +20%#C199E2
Lighter +10%#A871D7
Darker −10%#7631B1
Darker −20%#5C2689
Darker −30%#411B61
Darker −40%#261039
More saturated +25%#922CE9
Less saturated −25%#8E66AF

Channel breakdown

R144
G73
B204
Red144 (56.5%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue272.52°
Saturation (HSL)56.22%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 49 · B CC

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