Recognised as Colour

#9240AB

#9240AB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#9240AB is a violet with RGB values 146, 64, 171 and HSL 286°, 46%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9240AB

RGBrgb(146, 64, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.251, 0.6706

RGB percentages57.3%, 25.1%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(286, 45.5%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286, 62.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK14.6%, 62.6%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,584,811

CSS custom property--colour: #9240AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.93:1

Contrast with white5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#6DBF54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#205FAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4367A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Tritanopia#915270no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 15.6 Purple · ΔE 16 Medium purple · ΔE 20.5 Slate blue · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#59AB40

Analogous#5D40AB, #AB408E

Triadic#AB9240, #40AB92

Split complementary#8EAB40, #40AB5D

Tetradic#AB5D40, #59AB40, #408EAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E4CBEC

Lighter +30%#D1A6DE

Lighter +20%#BD81D0

Lighter +10%#AA5CC2

Darker −10%#723286

Darker −20%#532461

Darker −30%#33163C

Darker −40%#130817

More saturated +25%#A223C8

Less saturated −25%#825D8E

Channel breakdown

R146

G64

B171

Red146 (57.3%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue285.98°

Saturation (HSL)45.53%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 92 · G 40 · B AB

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