Colour

#9055A3

#9055A3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9055A3 is a violet with RGB values 144, 85, 163 and HSL 285°, 31%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9055A3

RGBrgb(144, 85, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.3333, 0.6392

RGB percentages56.5%, 33.3%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(285.4, 31.5%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.4, 47.9%, 63.9%)

CMYK11.7%, 47.9%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,459,107

CSS custom property--colour: #9055A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#6FAA5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4768A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#586EA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Tritanopia#906074no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 20 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4 Orchid · ΔE 24.4 Slate blue · ΔE 25.4 Purple · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68A355

Analogous#6955A3, #A3558F

Triadic#A39055, #55A390

Split complementary#8FA355, #55A369

Tetradic#A36955, #68A355, #558FA3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7D9EB

Lighter +30%#D1B7DA

Lighter +20%#BC96C8

Lighter +10%#A774B7

Darker −10%#724481

Darker −20%#553260

Darker −30%#37213E

Darker −40%#1A0F1D

More saturated +25%#A036C2

Less saturated −25%#807484

Channel breakdown

R144

G85

B163

Red144 (56.5%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue285.38°

Saturation (HSL)31.45%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 90 · G 55 · B A3

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