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Recognised as Colour

#9073AA

  • #9073AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9073AA is a violet with RGB values 144, 115, 170 and HSL 272°, 24%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9073AA#9073AA
HEX#9073AA
RGBrgb(144, 115, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.451, 0.6667
RGB percentages56.5%, 45.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(271.6, 24.4%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.6, 32.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK15.3%, 32.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,466,794
CSS custom property--colour: #9073AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#6F8C55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#697DACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F7FA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#8D7B87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 27.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4Slate grey · ΔE 28.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 22.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DAA73
Analogous#7573AA, #AA73A9
Triadic#AA9073, #73AA90
Split complementary#A9AA73, #73AA75
Tetradic#AA7573, #8DAA73, #73A9AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F2F7
Lighter +30%#DBD2E4
Lighter +20%#C2B2D1
Lighter +10%#A993BD
Darker −10%#775892
Darker −20%#5D4572
Darker −30%#433252
Darker −40%#291F32
More saturated +25%#9257C6
Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R144
G115
B170
Red144 (56.5%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue271.64°
Saturation (HSL)24.44%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 73 · B AA

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