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Recognised as Colour

#9233BD

  • #9233BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9233BD is a violet with RGB values 146, 51, 189 and HSL 281°, 58%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9233BD#9233BD
HEX#9233BD
RGBrgb(146, 51, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.2, 0.7412
RGB percentages57.3%, 20%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(281.3, 57.5%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 73%, 74.1%)
CMYK22.8%, 73%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,581,501
CSS custom property--colour: #9233BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#6DCC42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2464BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Tritanopia#8D5275no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.6Medium orchid · ΔE 14.2Dark magenta · ΔE 18.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.8Purple · ΔE 21.5Blue violet · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EBD33
Analogous#4D33BD, #BD33A3
Triadic#BD9233, #33BD92
Split complementary#A3BD33, #33BD4D
Tetradic#BD4D33, #5EBD33, #33A3BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5CBF1
Lighter +30%#D1A3E6
Lighter +20%#BD7BDB
Lighter +10%#A953D0
Darker −10%#732895
Darker −20%#541D6D
Darker −30%#351245
Darker −40%#16081C
More saturated +25%#9D15DB
Less saturated −25%#87519F

Channel breakdown

R146
G51
B189
Red146 (57.3%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue281.3°
Saturation (HSL)57.5%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 33 · B BD

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