Colour

#9050AD

#9050AD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#9050AD is a violet with RGB values 144, 80, 173 and HSL 281°, 37%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9050AD

RGBrgb(144, 80, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.3137, 0.6784

RGB percentages56.5%, 31.4%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(281.3, 36.8%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 53.8%, 67.8%)

CMYK16.8%, 53.8%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,457,837

CSS custom property--colour: #9050AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#6FAF52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3967B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E6DABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Tritanopia#8E5F77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.7 Medium purple · ΔE 15.8 Slate blue · ΔE 19.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1 Orchid · ΔE 22.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6DAD50

Analogous#6150AD, #AD509C

Triadic#AD9050, #50AD90

Split complementary#9BAD50, #50AD62

Tetradic#AD6250, #6DAD50, #509CAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8DBEE

Lighter +30%#D2B8DE

Lighter +20%#BC95CE

Lighter +10%#A672BE

Darker −10%#73408A

Darker −20%#563067

Darker −30%#392044

Darker −40%#1C0F22

More saturated +25%#9C30CD

Less saturated −25%#84708D

Channel breakdown

R144

G80

B173

Red144 (56.5%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue281.29°

Saturation (HSL)36.76%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 90 · G 50 · B AD

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