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Recognised as Colour

#9238DB

  • #9238DB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9238DB is a violet with RGB values 146, 56, 219 and HSL 273°, 69%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9238DB#9238DB
HEX#9238DB
RGBrgb(146, 56, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.2196, 0.8588
RGB percentages57.3%, 22%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(273.1, 69.4%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.1, 74.4%, 85.9%)
CMYK33.3%, 74.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,582,811
CSS custom property--colour: #9238DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#6DC724

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Tritanopia#846187no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.2Blue violet · ΔE 9.3Dark violet · ΔE 12.8Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.1Slate blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81DB38
Analogous#4138DB, #DB38D2
Triadic#DB9238, #38DB92
Split complementary#D2DB38, #38DB41
Tetradic#DB4138, #81DB38, #38D2DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E5FA
Lighter +30%#D9BAF2
Lighter +20%#C18EEB
Lighter +10%#AA63E3
Darker −10%#7822BE
Darker −20%#5D1B92
Darker −30%#411367
Darker −40%#260B3C
More saturated +25%#951BF8
Less saturated −25%#8F55BE

Channel breakdown

R146
G56
B219
Red146 (57.3%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue273.13°
Saturation (HSL)69.36%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 38 · B DB

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