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Recognised as Colour

#924FAB

  • #924FAB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#924FAB is a violet with RGB values 146, 79, 171 and HSL 284°, 37%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#924FAB#924FAB
HEX#924FAB
RGBrgb(146, 79, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.3098, 0.6706
RGB percentages57.3%, 31%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(283.7, 36.8%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.7, 53.8%, 67.1%)
CMYK14.6%, 53.8%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,588,651
CSS custom property--colour: #924FAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#6DB054

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A67AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#506DA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#915D75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.3Medium purple · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Orchid · ΔE 21.6Purple · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68AB4F
Analogous#644FAB, #AB4F96
Triadic#AB924F, #4FAB92
Split complementary#96AB4F, #4FAB64
Tetradic#AB644F, #68AB4F, #4F96AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8D9ED
Lighter +30%#D2B6DD
Lighter +20%#BD93CD
Lighter +10%#A870BD
Darker −10%#743F88
Darker −20%#562F65
Darker −30%#391F42
Darker −40%#1B0F1F
More saturated +25%#A030CA
Less saturated −25%#846E8C

Channel breakdown

R146
G79
B171
Red146 (57.3%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue283.7°
Saturation (HSL)36.8%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 4F · B AB

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