Recognised as Colour

#9249C2

#9249C2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#9249C2 is a violet with RGB values 146, 73, 194 and HSL 276°, 50%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#9249C2

RGBrgb(146, 73, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.2863, 0.7608

RGB percentages57.3%, 28.6%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(276.2, 49.8%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.2, 62.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK24.7%, 62.4%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,587,138

CSS custom property--colour: #9249C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#6DB63D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0B68C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#386CBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Tritanopia#8B617Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.3 Slate blue · ΔE 16.9 Medium purple · ΔE 17.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79C249

Analogous#5549C2, #C249B6

Triadic#C29249, #49C292

Split complementary#B6C249, #49C255

Tetradic#C25549, #79C249, #49B6C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEE2F5

Lighter +30%#D7BCE8

Lighter +20%#C095DC

Lighter +10%#A96FCF

Darker −10%#7736A2

Darker −20%#5B297C

Darker −30%#3F1D55

Darker −40%#23102F

More saturated +25%#982BE0

Less saturated −25%#8C67A4

Channel breakdown

R146

G73

B194

Red146 (57.3%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue276.2°

Saturation (HSL)49.79%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 92 · G 49 · B C2

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