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Recognised as Colour

#9253AA

  • #9253AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#9253AA is a violet with RGB values 146, 83, 170 and HSL 283°, 34%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#9253AA#9253AA
HEX#9253AA
RGBrgb(146, 83, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.3255, 0.6667
RGB percentages57.3%, 32.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(283.4, 34.4%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.4, 51.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK14.1%, 51.2%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,589,674
CSS custom property--colour: #9253AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#6DAC55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4169ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#546FA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#916077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.1Slate blue · ΔE 22.1Orchid · ΔE 22.1Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 17.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BAA53
Analogous#6753AA, #AA5396
Triadic#AA9253, #53AA92
Split complementary#96AA53, #53AA67
Tetradic#AA6753, #6BAA53, #5396AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9DBEE
Lighter +30%#D3B9DD
Lighter +20%#BD97CC
Lighter +10%#A875BB
Darker −10%#754288
Darker −20%#573265
Darker −30%#3A2143
Darker −40%#1C1021
More saturated +25%#A033CA
Less saturated −25%#84738A

Channel breakdown

R146
G83
B170
Red146 (57.3%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue283.45°
Saturation (HSL)34.39%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 53 · B AA

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