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Recognised as Colour

#9236BD

  • #9236BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9236BD is a violet with RGB values 146, 54, 189 and HSL 281°, 56%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9236BD#9236BD
HEX#9236BD
RGBrgb(146, 54, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.2118, 0.7412
RGB percentages57.3%, 21.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(280.9, 55.6%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 71.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK22.8%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,582,269
CSS custom property--colour: #9236BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#6DC942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2865BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8D5376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.8Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4Dark magenta · ΔE 18.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.8Purple · ΔE 21.2Indigo · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61BD36
Analogous#4F36BD, #BD36A4
Triadic#BD9236, #36BD92
Split complementary#A5BD36, #36BD4E
Tetradic#BD4E36, #61BD36, #36A4BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6CEF1
Lighter +30%#D1A6E6
Lighter +20%#BD7FDA
Lighter +10%#A957CF
Darker −10%#732B95
Darker −20%#551F6E
Darker −30%#361446
Darker −40%#17091E
More saturated +25%#9D18DB
Less saturated −25%#87549F

Channel breakdown

R146
G54
B189
Red146 (57.3%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue280.89°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 36 · B BD

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