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Recognised as Colour

#9073DA

  • #9073DA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9073DA is a violet with RGB values 144, 115, 218 and HSL 257°, 58%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9073DA#9073DA
HEX#9073DA
RGBrgb(144, 115, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.451, 0.8549
RGB percentages56.5%, 45.1%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(256.9, 58.2%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.9, 47.2%, 85.5%)
CMYK33.9%, 47.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,466,842
CSS custom property--colour: #9073DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#6F8C25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5085DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5583D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7F879Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 3Slate blue · ΔE 13.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1Royal blue · ΔE 19.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.2Medium orchid · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 2.99, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDDA73
Analogous#738ADA, #C473DA
Triadic#DA9073, #73DA90
Split complementary#DAC473, #89DA73
Tetradic#DA738A, #BDDA73, #73DAC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0ECFA
Lighter +20%#D0C4EF
Lighter +10%#B09BE5
Darker −10%#704BCF
Darker −20%#5630B7
Darker −30%#43268E
Darker −40%#301B66
More saturated +25%#865DF0
Less saturated −25%#9A89C4

Channel breakdown

R144
G115
B218
Red144 (56.5%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue256.89°
Saturation (HSL)58.19%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 73 · B DA

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