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Recognised as Colour

#9236A6

  • #9236A6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#9236A6 is a violet with RGB values 146, 54, 166 and HSL 289°, 51%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#9236A6#9236A6
HEX#9236A6
RGBrgb(146, 54, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.2118, 0.651
RGB percentages57.3%, 21.2%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(289.3, 50.9%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 67.5%, 65.1%)
CMYK12%, 67.5%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,582,246
CSS custom property--colour: #9236A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#6DC959

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E59A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F62A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Tritanopia#934A6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.9Purple · ΔE 13Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.6Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8Dark orchid · ΔE 20.7Indigo · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AA636
Analogous#5A36A6, #A63682
Triadic#A69236, #36A692
Split complementary#82A636, #36A65A
Tetradic#A65A36, #4AA636, #3682A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2BEEA
Lighter +30%#D198DD
Lighter +20%#C071D1
Lighter +10%#AF4BC4
Darker −10%#702980
Darker −20%#4E1D59
Darker −30%#2C1033
Darker −40%#0B040C
More saturated +25%#A41BC2
Less saturated −25%#80528B

Channel breakdown

R146
G54
B166
Red146 (57.3%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue289.29°
Saturation (HSL)50.91%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 36 · B A6

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